Definition of Annt
{ A*nenst" (&?;), 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, he lives anent
the church.
2. About; concerning; in respect; as, he said
nothing anent this particular.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (obsolete) against, in front of
- (archaic) concerning, with regard to
*1922: 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 a few hints anent the keeper of it. (Joyce, Ulysses)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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