ana

Meaning

1. sole

2. alone

   Gang nū tō mynstre ġif þū mæġe, and mē āna forlǣt.

   Now go to the monastery if you can, and leave me alone.

   c. 992, Ælfric, "St. Benedict, Abbot"

3. by itself

   Petrus āna spræc for ealne þone hēap.

   Peter by himself spoke for the whole group.

   c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle"

4. only

   c. 1000, "The Battle of Maldon", lines 94-95

   Only God knows who is destined to control the battlefield.

Declension