anes
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of anes
Middle English, Old English, equivalent to ān one + -es adv. genitive suffix
Example Sentences
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I hae seen mony a ane since, and far bigger anes; but she aye seems to my min' the biggest o' them a'.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various
They look superbly strong, these women; but, to be sure, the "weak anes dee," as one of them told me.
From Penelope's Progress Being Such Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton As Relate to Her Experiences in Scotland by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
For ye will be in five or six different anes afore that time.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
Jeems says after a whilie; an' Ribekka gae a bit geegle, an' then whispers laich in, "Help yoursel', Jeemie"—an' there they were at it like twa young anes.
From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.
"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
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