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Definition of Anenst
1. prep. Over against; as, he lives anent the church.
Definition of Anenst
1. anent [prep] - See also: anent
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anenst
Literary usage of Anenst
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Tudor and Stuart Words: Especially from the Dramatists by Walter William Skeat, Anthony Lawson Mayhew (1914)
"An-end in the sense of ' without stop or intermission' is in prov. use in various
parts of England from Durham to Cornwall, see EDD. (sv On-end, 3). anenst, ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1859)
"Hence anenst, as alongst from along, whilst from while, against from again. Anger.
Formerly used in the sense of trouble, torment, grievance. ..."
3. The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York by William Carr (1828)
"... He is as I am informed in his owne conversation after such sorte as the quyet
of the hous which shoulde depende anenst ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1882)
"Tho « in the last word Fore - anenst [faor - tmen'st, fur - unen-st], straight
before. The last is the very much used rural refined form, which, ..."
5. A Glossary of Words Pertaining to the Dialect of Mid-Yorshire: With Others by C. Clough Robinson (1876)
"Other similar general forms are : Yonder - anenst [yaoh'ud'ur- unen'st, ...
Farther - anenst [faa-d'ur-un- en'stj, opposite in a further direction. ..."
6. The Court Leet Records of the Manor of Machester, from the Year 1552 to the by Manchester (England). Court-Leet, John Parsons Earwaker, Manchester (England). Court-baron, Manchester (England). City Council (1887)
"... anenst his barne 22th of August & the 2d of Septbr the ... anenst her barne
2" Septembr Ideo &c James Hill for not ..."
7. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1857)
"Against ; over anenst, j against ; opposite to. ... Foure times the brazen horse,
entring, stuck fast anenst the ruin'd ..."
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