Historical Examples

• Twa heads are better than ane, though they're but sheep's anes.

  The Proverbs of Scotland

  Alexander Hislop

• Originally for then anes, for the once; where then is the dat.

  Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes

  Geoffrey Chaucer

• Anes gehwilces geleaffulles mannes md is Godes hs, swa swa se apostol cw, "Godes tempel is halig, t ge sind."

  The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

  lfric

• God bless you, Mr MLevy; yeve saved mony a anes property, and yere sent here this night to save mine.

  At War with Society or, Tales of the Outcasts

  James McLevy

• It's no the same to him as to the like o' us, that can sleep ony gate an anes our wames are fu'.

  The Antiquary, Complete

  Sir Walter Scott