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amshach, amshacht, amshack, anshach, hamschoch, hamsheath, hamsheugh, hamshoch, hamshogh, hamshough, haumshoch,
amshach [ˈamʃəx]
also hamshoch [ˈhamʃɔx]
n. WC. MN. An accident, misfortune, an injury.
adj. WC. Severely bruised. Of critics: severe, censorious.
v. MN. To injure.
pt. pp. amshacht
anatomy, atomie, atomy,
anatomy [anˈətomi]
n. Anatomy.
dim. col. atomy.
ancestor, auncestor,
ancestor [ˈɑːnsɛstər, ˈansɛstər]
n. A person or from whom or which someone or something is descended.
pl. ancestors
Compounds and phrases etc.
ancestry: Ancestral origin or lineage.
anchor,
anchor [aŋkər]
n. v. Anchor.
$n, aen, ahn, an, an$, an$s, and, and$s, aun, aund, en, in, n, n$,
and [an(d), ən]
conj. And. Conditional or when introducing an indirect question meaning if.
Compounds and phrases etc.
and is contracted and's: And is.
gey and:... followed by another adjective: adj. great, considerable, very. adv. Pretty much, very.
Anderstoun, Anerstoun, Annerstoun,
Anderstoun [ˈan(d)ərztun]
pn. Anderston (Glasgow).
aandoo, ando, andoo, andou, andu, anno, anoo, anou,
andou [I.Sh. ˈandu, I.Ork. ˈan(d)o, NN.b. ˈanu]
v. To row a boat slowly.
Aandra, Ander, Andermas, Anders, andersmas, Andra, Andrae, Andre, Andro, Anerew, Anermas, Anersmas, Anndra, Anra, Aundra, Aundrae, Aundrae, Aundrie, Aundru, Dand, Dandie, Merrie-Andra, Merry-Andra, Merry-Andrew, Onera, Onick, Onzie,
Andra [ˈan(d)rʌ, ˈɑːn(d)re, ˈɔn(d)rə, ˈn(d)rə]
also Ander [ˈan(d)ər]
n. The personal name Andrew.
dim. Dand, Dandie [ˈdandɪ], Andy
Compounds and phrases etc.
Andermas, Andersmas: A fair dedicated to St. Andrew.
Merry-Andra: A clown or fool.
$un, a$e, aan, ae, aen, aen$s, aene, aenes, aenly, aesome, aesomeness, ai, aie, ain, aince, ainerlie, ainerly, ainlie, ainlie, ainly, ains, ains, ainst, ance, ance, ane, ane$s, ane$s, ane_and_aw, ane_o, anelie, anely, anely, anerlie, anerly, anes, anes, anie, anley, anlie, anly, anse, ay, aye, aye, ayn, e, ean, eane, eäne, eans, ee, ee$n, een, een$s, eenana, eence, eene, eenie, eens, eens, eenst, eesome, eesomeness, ein, eince, eine, ence, end$s, ends, ene, enes, enn$s, ine, ines, litlen, littlean, littlen, oanly, on, oncet, oney, onie, onli, onlie, only, onn$y, onnly, onny, ony, short_ane, shortin, tain, tane, teen, the_ae, the_tae, the_taen, the_tain, the_tane, the_teen, themins, un, uns, wan, wan$s, wance, wanny, wans, wans, wanse, wanst, wee$un, wee_$un, wee_ane, wee_yin, weeyin, won, wonce, wonst, wunst, ya, yae, yaesome, yaesomeness, yaince, yane, yann, yea, yee, yeh, yen, yence, yi, yin, yin$s, yince, yins, yinst, yinsum, yinz, yne, yun,
ane [en, jɪn, MN. in]
also wan [wan] resulting from an older form of English one which has replaced the traditional Scots ane and ae, especially in urban varieties.
adj. One. See ae below.
pron. Someone whose identity is not indicated, a certain one, a person. ane's one's.
n. Used absolutely, to avoid repeating a noun, a person or thing of the kind already mentioned.
dim. anie A little one.
ae [eː, jeː]
adj. Before a noun: one. One of two, as opposite to the other, the same, only, a certain person or thing.
ance [ens, jɪns, MN. ins], wance [wans]
also yinst [SW, U. jɪnst] and WC. wanst [wanst] in dialect writing.
adv. conj. Once
Compounds and phrases etc.
aesome [-səm]: adj. Single, solitary, in harmony, at one.
aesomeness: Solitariness, loneliness.
ane and aw: one and all, one too.
anely [ˈenle] adv. Only, solely, exclusively.
ane o [en ə, jɪn ə, MN. in ə, WC. wan ə]: One of …
anerly [ˈenərle]: adv. Only, solely.
anes: Ones.
at ance: At once.
for ance and aye: Once and for all.
little ane: A small child, baby, infant, little one.
short ane: A familiar form of address to a child.
thaim anes: Those people.
the ae (before a nouns): The one or only.
the Ill Ane: Satan, the devil.
the tae, contracted t'ae: Derived from that ae and that ane used before nouns to qualify or denote the one of two, usually contrasted with tither.
the tane [-ten]: Derived from that ane used to qualify or denote the one of two, usually contrasted with tither.
wee ane: A little one, contracted wean [wen, ˈwɪən] a young child.
$nayth, $neath, $neth, anaeth, anaith, anayth, aneath, aneeth, aneith, aneth, aneyth, inaneth, naethmaist, naithmaist, naithmost, nayth, nayth, neath, neathmaist, nedmost, neithmaist, neth, nethmaist, un$ernayth, unnerneath, unnerneth,
aneath [əˈnɛθ, əˈneθ]
contracted 'neath [nɛθ, neθ]
adv. Beneath, below, under.
superl. neathmaist
prep. Under, below, beneath. Of position: lower than. Under, overhung by, covered by, but not in contact with. At the foot of a slope, wall, etc., beside but at a lower level. Under and in contact with. Under the authority, control, influence of. Lower on a hillside or in a valley than. Of lower rank, dignity, worth, than. Undeserving of, unworthy of.
Compounds and phrases etc.
unnerneath: Underneath.
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