anes
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of anes
Middle English, Old English, equivalent to ān one + -es adv. genitive suffix
Example Sentences
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It's the anes you see in books—a' shapes an' sizes, ye know.
From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.
Now read me right, ye gentle anes, Nor deem my lesson hollow; The deepest river silent rins, The babbling brook is shallow.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles
Ure Drihten ferde to sumere byrig seo is geh�ten Naim, and his gingran samod, and genihtsum menigu. �a�a he geneal�hte �am port-geate, �a ferede man anes cnihtes l�c to byrgene: et reliqua.
From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham
"Ay weel, we'll hae a whup at some o' the livin' anes," says Sandy.
From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.
"Keep your rogueries and rascalities for the auld generation ye hae assisted to ruin; but leave the young anes alane to mind ither matters than dicing and horse-racing."
From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Lever, Charles James
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