anes

[ eyns ]

/ eɪns /

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adverb Chiefly Scot.

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Origin of anes

Middle English, Old English, equivalent to ānone + -es adv. genitive suffix

Words nearby anes

anergy, aneroid, aneroid barograph, aneroid barometer, aneroid capsule, anes, anesthesia, anesthesimeter, anesthesiologist, anesthesiology, anesthetic

How to use anes in a sentence

It looks like it might be ane of thae fine-grained white anes that mak' such grand furniture.
Freckles|Gene Stratton-Porter
Upon being congratulated on his extraordinary success, Brownie exclaimed, Confound thae wee gray anes!
Spare Hours|John Brown
I have come up anes errand, as your people hereabouts say, to talk to you like a schoolmaster, Lewie.
The Half-Hearted|John Buchan
The said Johnne Leslye, (according to his formar vowes,) strook him first anes or twyse, and so did the said Petir.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)|John Knox

And se Pater Noster he mæg anna ealla gesceafta on his thære swithran hand on anes wæxæpples onlienesse gethŷn and gewringan.
Anglo-Saxon Literature|John Earle