ane

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ane"

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“ancestor”). Cognate to Old High German ano (“grandfather, great-grandfather, forefather”), ana (“grandmother, great-grandmother, ancestress”), Old Prussian ane (“old mother”), Lithuanian anýta (“mother-in-law”).

Noun

ane f

1. old mother

Related terms

• anë

Alemannic German

Adverb

ane

1. Alternative form of ääne

   Ich bi rächt jung gsi, als ich da ane cho bi.

   I was very young when I was brought here.

Balinese

Romanization

ane

1. Nonstandard form of ané. Romanization of ᬳᬦᬾ

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• une

Etymology

From Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, ānu, āno, from Proto-Germanic *ēnu, *ēnō (“without”). Cognate with German ohne, Icelandic án.

Preposition

ane

1. (Sette Comuni, + accusative) without

   Ich pin nòch ane bètze.

   I'm still without money.

   Ane èssan manzich nèt léeban.

   You can't live without eating.

References

• “ane” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Copainalá Zoque

Noun

ane

1. tortilla

Derived terms

• anejaꞌse
• anejaꞌsu
• anemone
• anemuch
• anesose
• antezaŋdʌc

 

References

• Harrison, Roy, Harrison, Margaret, García H., Cástulo (1981) Diccionario zoque de Copainalá (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 23)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 16

Danish

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German or Middle High German ane, from Old High German ano.

Noun

ane c (singular definite anen, plural indefinite aner)

1. forefather

Declension

Declension of ane

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ane	anen	aner	anerne
genitive	anes	anens	aners	anernes

Synonyms

• forfader

Etymology 2

From German ahnen.

Verb

ane (imperative an, infinitive at ane, present tense aner, past tense anede, perfect tense har anet)

1. guess
2. suspect (to imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence)
3. glimpse

Conjugation

Inflection of ane

	present	past
simple	aner	anede
perfect	har anet	havde anet
passive	anes	anedes
participle	anende	anet
imperative	an	—
infinitive	ane	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	—	—

Finnish

Etymology

From the verb anoa +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑneˣ/, [ˈɑ̝ne̞(ʔ)]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑne
• Syllabification^(key): a‧ne

Noun

ane

1. indulgence (pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution)

Declension

Inflection of ane (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		ane	aneet
genitive		aneen	aneiden aneitten
partitive		anetta	aneita
illative		aneeseen	aneisiin aneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ane	aneet
accusative	nom.	ane	aneet
	gen.	aneen
genitive		aneen	aneiden aneitten
partitive		anetta	aneita
inessive		aneessa	aneissa
elative		aneesta	aneista
illative		aneeseen	aneisiin aneihin
adessive		aneella	aneilla
ablative		aneelta	aneilta
allative		aneelle	aneille
essive		aneena	aneina
translative		aneeksi	aneiksi
abessive		aneetta	aneitta
instructive		—	anein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ane (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aneeni aneeni accusative nom. aneeni aneeni gen. aneeni genitive aneeni aneideni aneitteni partitive anettani aneitani inessive aneessani aneissani elative aneestani aneistani illative aneeseeni aneisiini aneihini adessive aneellani aneillani ablative aneeltani aneiltani allative aneelleni aneilleni essive aneenani aneinani translative aneekseni aneikseni abessive aneettani aneittani instructive — — comitative — aneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aneesi aneesi accusative nom. aneesi aneesi gen. aneesi genitive aneesi aneidesi aneittesi partitive anettasi aneitasi inessive aneessasi aneissasi elative aneestasi aneistasi illative aneeseesi aneisiisi aneihisi adessive aneellasi aneillasi ablative aneeltasi aneiltasi allative aneellesi aneillesi essive aneenasi aneinasi translative aneeksesi aneiksesi abessive aneettasi aneittasi instructive — — comitative — aneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aneemme aneemme accusative nom. aneemme aneemme gen. aneemme genitive aneemme aneidemme aneittemme partitive anettamme aneitamme inessive aneessamme aneissamme elative aneestamme aneistamme illative aneeseemme aneisiimme aneihimme adessive aneellamme aneillamme ablative aneeltamme aneiltamme allative aneellemme aneillemme essive aneenamme aneinamme translative aneeksemme aneiksemme abessive aneettamme aneittamme instructive — — comitative — aneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aneenne aneenne accusative nom. aneenne aneenne gen. aneenne genitive aneenne aneidenne aneittenne partitive anettanne aneitanne inessive aneessanne aneissanne elative aneestanne aneistanne illative aneeseenne aneisiinne aneihinne adessive aneellanne aneillanne ablative aneeltanne aneiltanne allative aneellenne aneillenne essive aneenanne aneinanne translative aneeksenne aneiksenne abessive aneettanne aneittanne instructive — — comitative — aneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative aneensa aneensa accusative nom. aneensa aneensa gen. aneensa genitive aneensa aneidensa aneittensa partitive anettaan anettansa aneitaan aneitansa inessive aneessaan aneessansa aneissaan aneissansa elative aneestaan aneestansa aneistaan aneistansa illative aneeseensa aneisiinsa aneihinsa adessive aneellaan aneellansa aneillaan aneillansa ablative aneeltaan aneeltansa aneiltaan aneiltansa allative aneelleen aneellensa aneilleen aneillensa essive aneenaan aneenansa aneinaan aneinansa translative aneekseen aneeksensa aneikseen aneiksensa abessive aneettaan aneettansa aneittaan aneittansa instructive — — comitative — aneineen aneinensa

Synonyms

• anne

Derived terms

compounds

• anekauppa
• anekauppias
• anekirja

 

Further reading

• “ane”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• Nea

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French année (“year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ne/

Noun

ane

1. year

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ane, from Proto-Oceanic *ane, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *aNay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ne/, [ˈɐ.ne]

Noun

ane

1. mite (insect)
2. ringworm

Derived terms

• ane koʻe (“mealworm”)
• ane kuʻu (“mealy bug”)

Verb

ane

1. (stative) insect-eaten
2. gnawed

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ane”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Japanese

Romanization

ane

1. Rōmaji transcription of あね

Latin

Noun

āne

1. vocative singular of ānus

Lithuanian

Etymology

Derhotacization of ar ne.

Particle

ane

1. (colloquial) Final interrogative particle, forming a yes/no question from a declarative statement..

Middle Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːnə/

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

Preposition

āne

1. on, on top of
2. on, on the side of
3. beside, alongside
4. to, towards (also as strengthening of the dative case)
5. during

Alternative forms

• āen, an

Adverb

āne

1. towards, closer

Descendants

• Dutch: aan, (unstressed pronunciation spelling) an
  • Afrikaans: aan
  • Jersey Dutch: ân
  • Negerhollands: aan, an
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: an
• Limburgish: aan

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch āna, from Proto-Germanic *ēnō (“without”).

Preposition

âne

1. without
2. against, without regard for

Further reading

• “ane (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “ane (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “ane (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “aen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page aen
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “aen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page aen

Middle English

Etymology 1

Article

ane

1. accusative/genitive/dative of an
2. Alternative form of an

Usage notes

• Early on in the period, this inflection of the indefinite article was reserved for feminine nouns. Later in the period it came to be used in the oblique case or stylistically with all nouns regardless of gender (alongside the collapse of grammatical gender) and eventually disappeared altogether.

Etymology 2

Numeral

ane

1. (Northern) Alternative form of oon

Middle High German

Alternative forms

• ān

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German āno, from Proto-Germanic *ēnu.

Preposition

āne

1. (+accusative) without

Descendants

• Alemannic German: ooni, ohni, ouni
• Bavarian:
  • Cimbrian: ane
• Central Franconian: ohne, ohni, ohnt
  • Luxembourgish: ouni
• East Central German: ohne
  • Vilamovian: ona
• German: ohne
• Yiddish: אָן (on)

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “âne”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Motu

Noun

ane

1. hymn

Nandi

Pronunciation

• Accusative Secondary: IPA^(key): (-ATR) /ánêː/
• Accusative Primary: IPA^(key): (-ATR) /ácêːk/
• Nominative Secondary: IPA^(key): (-ATR) /áneː/
• Nominative Primary: IPA^(key): (-ATR) /áceːk/

Pronoun

ane

1. I (first-person singular pronoun)

Derived terms

• Emphatic: anendet or anentet

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈane/

Verb

ane

1. inflection of atnit:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. imperative connegative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Low German anen.

Cognate with German ahnen, Dutch anen, Saterland Frisian oanje, German Low German ahnen and Luxembourgish ahnen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːnə/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑːnə
• Hyphenation: a‧ne
• Homophone: Ane

Verb

ane (imperative an, present tense aner, passive anes, simple past ante, past participle ant, present participle anende, verbal noun aning or anelse or anen)

1. guess, sense (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility)
   • 1879, Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem, page 158:

     jeg burde have anet, at noget sligt vilde ske. Jeg burde have forudset det

     I should have guessed that something like this would happen. I should have foreseen it

   • 1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 193:

     de vise mænd har syn, hvor folket aner

     the wise men have visions where the people sense

   • 1875, Henrik Ibsen, Catilina, page 65:

     jeg aner uklart, hvad jeg ej kan fatte

     I have no idea what I do not understand

   • 1884, Alexander L. Kielland, Fortuna, page 281:

     [lille Carsten] havde ejet mere end moderen anede

     [little Carsten] had owned more than his mother knew

   • 1957, Edvard Grieg, Artikler og taler, page 154:

     [skjønnheten i] Mozarts verker [begynner] atter at anes af de få, … gjennem hans geni værdige oppførelser

     [the beauty of] Mozart's works [begins] to be sensed again by the few,… through his genius worthy performances

   • 1911, Sigrid Undset, Jenny, page 5:

     der hvor Helge ante elvens løp

     where Helge sensed the course of the river

   • 1958, Dagbladet:

     smekkfullt var det i Aulaen lørdag, og så bom stille at en kunne ane sidemannen puste

     it was packed in the auditorium on Saturday, and so quiet that one could sense the person next to you breathing

   • 1989, Bergljot Hobæk Haff, Den guddommelige tragedie:

     du begynner å ane hvor det bærer hen

     you begin to sense where it is heading

   • 2010, Gro Dahle, Blomsterhandlersken:

     vi begynner å ane konturene av et rituale

     we begin to sense the contours of a ritual

   • 1988, Arild Nyquist, Giacomettis forunderlige reise:

     her kommer jeg gående og aner fred og ingen fare, og så …

     here I come walking and sense peace and no danger, and so …

   • 1918, Amalie Pettersen, Pettersens paa Persroas Pensjonat, page 7:

     vi kan jo ikke boltre os som jobberne, men bryder ikke freden ud, mens vi aner krig og ingen fare, behøver du ikke at knusle

     we can not frolic like the workers, but do not break the peace while we sense war and no danger, you do not have to be cheap

   • 1999, Bergljot Hobæk Haff, Sigbrits bålferd:

     jeg ante uråd og ventet meg det verste på en dag som denne

     I sensed trouble and expected the worst on a day like this

   ane fred og ingen fare ― sense peace and no danger (to be unprepared before an occurrence)

   ane uråd ― sense uneasiness (to suspect that something could be wrong)

   Synonyms: gjette, fornemme

2. suspect, assume (to imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence)
   • 1890, Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, page 215:

     ja, ja, det aner mig! Det er forbi!

     yes, yes, I suspect it! It's over!

   • 1910, Hans E. Kinck, Den sidste gjest, page 314:

     jo tak, det ante mig!

     yes thank you, I suspected that!

   • 1884, Alexander L. Kielland, Fortuna, page 39:

     det anede ham

     he assumed so

   • 1987, Ebba Haslund, Som plommen i egget, page 55:

     det ante meg at bønnesuppe med surt og søtt var like vondt som den viste seg å være

     it occurred to me that bean soup with sour and sweet was as painful as it turned out to be

   • 1983, Liv Køltzow, April/November, page 54:

     det [begynte] å ane henne at hun ikke kunne stille noe opp mot dette mønsteret

     she [began] to suspect that she could not stand up to this pattern

   det ante meg at det ville gå slik

   I suspected that it would go that way

   Synonym: anta

3. (obsolete, literary) to be a glimpse (something barely noticeable), to spot
   • 1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker III, page 55:

     en vandrer standser og ser [edderkoppens] verk og kommer dens anende drift ihu

     a wanderer stops and sees the work of [the spider] and remembers its suspicious drift

   • 1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker II, page 128:

     denne længselsfulde skuen er kun anet harmoni

     this yearning sight is only a hint of harmony

   Synonym: skimte

4. (used with a pronoun or adverb, in a negative manner) to know
   • 1936, Sfinx, Kjent folk gjennem årene, page 100:

     jeg opfattet ikke navnet i surret omkring mig, og dessuten så ante jeg altså ikke pastor Heuch til Slottskapellet

     I did not perceive the name in the buzz around me, and besides, I did not anticipate Pastor Heuch to the Castle Chapel

   • 1879, Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem, page 146:

     ingen aner, at der er noget imellem os to

     no one knows, that there is anything between the two of us

   • 1928, Helge Krog, Blåpapiret, page 72:

     Ludvig aner jo ingenting om det hele

     Ludvig has no idea about it all

   • 1898, Kristian Elster, Samlede Skrifter II, page 234:

     det farlige begyndte under disse … samtaletimer, uden at jeg anede det

     the danger began during these … conversation hours, without me knowing it

   • 1930, Sigurd Hoel og Helge Krog, Don Juan, page 152:

     du aner mig ikke. Du har ikke sett mig en gang!

     you have no idea me. You haven't even seen me!

   • 1924, Arnulf Øverland, Brød og vin, page 15:

     utenfor [min tankes] baner ligger der lande, som jeg neppe aner

     outside [my thought] paths lie there lands, which I have little idea

   • 1991, Olav Angell, Oslo i skumring:

     du ser rødt og slår om deg, uten å ane hvem du kjemper mot

     you look red and turn around, having no idea who you are fighting against

   • 2001, Tonje Røed, Udødelig med deg:

     jeg avskydde ham. Han var så ekkel, dere aner ikke

     I despised him. He was so disgusting, you have no idea

   • 2000, Trude Marstein, Plutselig høre noen åpne en dør, page X:

     han nikker, later som han forstår selv om han ikke aner hva jeg snakker om

     he nods, pretending to understand even though he has no idea what I'm talking about

   • 1931, Cora Sandel, Alberte og friheten, page 148:

     der er Veigård med bøker under armen, intet ondt anende naturligvis, som mannfolk er det

     there is Veigård with books under his arm, sensing nothing bad of course, as men are

   han ante ikke at du var her

   he did not know that you were here

   jeg aner ikke!

   I have no idea!

   intet ondt anende ― knowing nothing bad (without knowing anything bad or evil)

   Synonym: vite

Usage notes

When the verb has the meaning of suspecting or assuming, it is only used with the determiner "det" (it).

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German ane, an, from Proto-Germanic *anô (“male ancestor; forefather”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, onto”).

Cognate with German Ahn, Latin anus, Yiddish אָן (on), Danish ane and possibly Icelandic ái.

Noun

ane m (definite singular anen, indefinite plural aner, definite plural anene)

1. (chiefly plural) an ancestor; ancestry (deceased relative a good distance back in time)

   Synonym: opphav

   Ha fine aner.

   Have fine ancestry.

   • 1853, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter VII, page 472:

     den norske tunges odelsbaarne afætlinger af gammelnorske aner

     the Norwegian noble ancestral descendants of Old Norse ancestry

   • 1927, Øvre Richter Frich, Slangeblomsten fra Magdala, page 28:

     anerne stirrer … ned paa en eller anden svakhodet efterkommer i store chateauer

     the ancestors stare… down at some weak-headed offspring in large chateaus

   • 2011, Carl Emil Vogt, Fridtjof Nansen:

     Brenda hadde norske aner

     Brenda had Norwegian ancestry

2. (biology, chiefly plural) a concestor (the last common ancestor, especially of several different species)

   Synonyms: stamform, stamart

   • 2010 March 5, Svalbardposten, page 13:

     isbjørnen og brunbjørnen har … felles aner

     the polar bear and the brown bear have … common ancestry

3. a predecessor (person who is the origin of something)

   Synonym: forgjenger

   • 1934, Olaf Gjerløw, Norges politiske historie I, page 73:

     som ane betraktet virker jo Johan Sverdrup betydelig flottere [enn Jaabæk]

     as a predecessor, Johan Sverdrup seems significantly nicer [than Jaabæk]

4. (dignified, in the plural) origins, history
   • 1997, Gunnar Staalesen, 1900 Morgenrød:

     gymnasiesamfunnet på Bergens Katedralskole hadde aner fra før 1860, da den offisielle stiftelsen fant sted

     the high school community at Bergen Cathedral School had ancestry from before 1860, when the official foundation took place

Etymology 3

Alternative form of ånde (“breath”), from Danish ånde (“breath”), from Old Danish andæ, from Old Norse andi (“breath; spirit, soul”), from Proto-Germanic *anadô (“breath; spirit, zeal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-dʰō, from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”), likely of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

ane m (definite singular anen, indefinite plural aner, definite plural anene)

1. Alternative spelling of ånde

References

• “ane” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “ane_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “ane_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “ane_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “ane” in Store norske leksikon

Anagrams

• Ane, -ena, nea

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Low German anen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːnə/

Verb

ane (imperative an, present tense anar or aner, passive anes, simple past ana or ante, past participle ana or ant)

1. guess
2. suspect (to imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence)
3. glimpse

Derived terms

• aning

References

• “ane” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Nyishi

Alternative forms

• an

Etymology

From Proto-Tani *nə, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *n(y)u.

Noun

ane

1. mother

References

• P. T. Abraham (2005) A Grammar of Nyishi Language‎^[3], Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ne/

Etymology 1

By surface analysis, ān (“one”) +‎ -e

Adverb

ane

1. alone, only
2. once

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “áne”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[4], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Etymology 2

Adjective

āne

1. inflection of ān:
   1. strong feminine accusative singular
   2. strong masculine/neuter instrumental singular
   3. strong nominative/accusative plural

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀦𑁂 (Brahmi script)
• अने (Devanagari script)
• অনে (Bengali script)
• අනෙ (Sinhalese script)
• အနေ or ဢၼေ (Burmese script)
• อเน or อะเน (Thai script)
• ᩋᨶᩮ (Tai Tham script)
• ອເນ or ອະເນ (Lao script)
• អនេ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄚𑄬 (Chakma script)

Verb

ane

1. optative active singular of anati (“to breathe”)

Noun

ane

1. locative singular of ana (“cart”)

Rayón Zoque

Noun

ane

1. tortilla

Derived terms

• anemuꞌtsij
• paŋ-ane

References

• Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎^[5] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 3

Scots

Scots numbers ^(edit)

		10
		1	2  →	10  →
Cardinal: ane     Attributive: ae     Ordinal: first

Alternative forms

• aen, ain, eane, een, wan, yan, yin

Etymology

From Northern Middle English an, from Old English ān (“one”), from Proto-West Germanic *ain, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /en/
• (Southern Scots, Central dialects except North East Central) IPA^(key): /jɪn/ (often written as yin)
• (West Central Scots, Orkney) IPA^(key): /wan/, /wɑn/ (often written as wan)
• (Doric, South Northern Scots, Shetland) IPA^(key): /in/ (often written as een)
• (North Northern Scots) IPA^(key): /ein/

Numeral

ane

1. one

Usage notes

• ae is used before nouns instead.

References

• “ane, num., adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 21 May 2024, reproduced from William A[lexander] Craigie, A[dam] J[ack] Aitken [et al.], editors, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1931–2002, →OCLC.
• “ane, adj., pron., n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 21 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *ene (whence also Tocharian B eneṃ), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”), the same source as a(n)- (intensifying prefix). The exact form is uncertain, but may be from *h₁n̥dó (“into, inside”). If so, cognate with Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon) (whence English endo-), Irish ann (“there”), etc.

Adverb

ane

1. inside, within, herein

Uab Meto

Noun

ane

1. rice

Yola

Numeral

ane

1. Alternative form of oan
   • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 18-19:

     Wee dwyth ye ane fose dais be gien var ee gudevare o'ye londe ye zwae,

     We behold in you one whose days are devoted to the welfare of the land you govern,

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 114