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Old English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *ainag, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, from *ainaz (“one”). Akin to Old Frisian enich, Old Saxon ēnig, Old Norse einigr.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]ǣniġ
- any
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"
- ...ac mē tōdæġ swā wundorlīce is ġelumpen þæt ic þurh nān þincg ne mæġ ġecnāwan hwæðer þys sȳ Ephesa byriġ þe elles ǣniġ ōþer;...
- But to-day it has befallen me so wonderfully that I cannot by any means recognise whether this be the city of the Ephesians or else any other.
- 10-11th c., Beowulf, lines 1069-1073
- ...sōð ic taliġe, þæt ic mere strengo māran āhte, earfeðo on ȳþum, þonne ǣniġ ōþer man.
- The sooth I tell, that I strength at sea greater possess'd, endurance on the waves, than any other man.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"
- anyone
Declension
[edit]Declension of ǣniġ — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | ǣniġ | ǣniġu, ǣnġu, ǣniġo, ǣnġo | ǣniġ |
Accusative | ǣniġne | ǣniġe, ǣnġe | ǣniġ |
Genitive | ǣniġes, ǣnġes | ǣniġre | ǣniġes, ǣnġes |
Dative | ǣniġum, ǣnġum | ǣniġre | ǣniġum, ǣnġum |
Instrumental | ǣniġe, ǣnġe | ǣniġre | ǣniġe, ǣnġe |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | ǣniġe, ǣnġe | ǣniġa, ǣnġa, ǣniġe, ǣnġe | ǣniġu, ǣnġu, ǣniġo, ǣnġo |
Accusative | ǣniġe, ǣnġe | ǣniġa, ǣnġa, ǣniġe, ǣnġe | ǣniġu, ǣnġu, ǣniġo, ǣnġo |
Genitive | ǣniġra | ǣniġra | ǣniġra |
Dative | ǣniġum, ǣnġum | ǣniġum, ǣnġum | ǣniġum, ǣnġum |
Instrumental | ǣniġum, ǣnġum | ǣniġum, ǣnġum | ǣniġum, ǣnġum |
Declension of ǣniġ — Weak
Derived terms
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