ANENT


Meaning of ANENT in English

əˈnent preposition

Etymology: Middle English anent, onevent, from Old English onemn, on efen alongside, together (akin to Old Saxon on eƀan ), from on + efen even — more at even

1. now dialect Britain : on a line or level with : beside

2. archaic : toward , against

3. chiefly dialect : over against : opposite : close to

the house is anent the church

4. : in reference to : about , concerning

thoughts anent the proper dissemination of religion — F. Tennyson Jesse

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