Old English · adverb
æne
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈæː.ne/
- Syllables
- ˈæː · ne (2 syllables)
Meaning
once (one time)
late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 18:32
Then Abraham said, "Oh Lord, please don't get angry if I speak one more time: What if there are ten righteous people?" God said, "I won't destroy them if there are ten."
once (at some former time)
Etymology
Originally the instrumental masculine/neuter singular of ān (“one”) before it was replaced by regularized āne.
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