Etymology

anenst

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Today it means: Over against. Full definition →

Middle English anentes
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromanentes
  2. English todayanenst

Inherited from Middle English anentes; by surface analysis, anent (“against”) + -st (adverbial suffix).

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