anes
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of anes
Middle English, Old English, equivalent to ān one + -es adv. genitive suffix
Example Sentences
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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.
"It's no unlikely," said I; "I ken the maist o' the leevin folks o' the parish, and my faither kens a' the dead anes."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
There they are—that's enough—and a capital mess, I warrant ye, your young anes will find them.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various
And now I’ll hae to turn back, for the very anes that winna let me join them would be the first to complain if I gaed out o’ bounds.”
From The Little Minister by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
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
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