anes
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of anes
Middle English, Old English, equivalent to ān one + -es adv. genitive suffix
Example Sentences
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"Willie touched his hat:— "'Heard, sir, that ye war in want o' a pair o' guid workin beasts,' said Willie, 'and hae broucht ye twa prime anes here to look at.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 by Various
Is it not better for the unmarried to cultivate the contented state of mind of that old Scotch lady who said, "I wadna gie my single life for a' the double anes I ever saw"?
From How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage by Hardy, Edward John
The auld folk, the young folk, the wee anes, an' a', A hunder years' hame birds are harried awa', Are harried an' hameless, whatever winds blaw, Och hey, Kinreen o' the Dee! &c.
From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various
Sae we drave oor ain kye hame, my lady," he said, "and aiblins some orra anes that was na oor ain.
From The Gold Of Fairnilee by Lang, Andrew
He is so�lice mannes Bearn, and ne manna Bearn, and nis n�n o�er anes mannes bearn buton Crist �na.
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
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