- anent
- preposition Etymology: Middle English onevent, anent, from Old English on efen alongside, from on + efen even Date: 13th century about, concerning
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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anent — [ə nent′] prep. [ME anent (with unhistoric t) < OE onemn, on efen, lit., on even (with), level (with)] Now Rare concerning; as regards; about … English World dictionary
anent — index correlative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
anent — (prep.) concerning, about, early 13c., onont on level with, also in the company of, fronting against, from O.E. on efn near to, close by, originally on even (ground) with; the parasitic t added 12c. A northern form (in Midlands, anenst, with… … Etymology dictionary
Anent — Anenst A*nenst , Anent A*nent , prep. [OE. anent, anentis, anence, anens, anents, AS. onefen, onemn; an, on, on + efen even, equal; hence meaning, on an equality with, even with, beside. See {Even}, a.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] 1. Over against; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anent — preposition /əˈnɛnt/ Concerning, with regard to. Mr Bloom and Stephen entered the cabman’s shelter, an unpretentious wooden structure, where, prior to then, he had rarely, if ever, been before; the former having previously whispered to the latter … Wiktionary
anent — /euh nent /, prep. 1. in regard to; about; concerning. 2. Brit. beside; in line with. [bef. 900; ME var. (with excrescent t; see ANCIENT) of anen, OE on emn, on efen on EVEN1 (ground), with, beside] * * * … Universalium
anent — I Yorkshire Dialect Next to II North Country (Newcastle) Words concerning … English dialects glossary
anent — about; concerning Forthright s Forsoothery … Phrontistery dictionary
anent — prep. in regard to , concerning … English contemporary dictionary
anent — [ə nɛnt] preposition archaic or Scottish concerning; about. Origin OE on efen in line with, in company with … English new terms dictionary
