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Meanings of ane in English

Used of a single unit or thing; not two or more.

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Usage of ane in English
1
We've the river on ane side, and the bluff on the other.
At the Foot of the Rainbow
2
Ye may hae come barefit, but the ither ane has the preference.
Doom Castle
3
I ca' that a peskalent doctreen, an a loose ane to promoolgate.
Adèle Dubois / A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Bru...
4
And John's a sensible lad, and twa heads are better than ane.
Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not
5
Pay-zhe-go ke-zhe-maw-nito me-so-de kay-go kaw-ge-zhe-tod; ke-gaw- pay-zhe-go gwaw-nawdji-aw ane-go-ko-day-a-you ke-gaw-pay-zhe-go saw-ge- aw.
History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan / A Gramm...
6
Dougal's ane o' the gamekeepers, ye ken-sic a braw fellow-saxfeet three.
A Noble Life
7
Are you fawn inna little hell, instead o' the big muckil ane?
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
8
We both h'ard it, an' stood shakin' an' dumb, grippin' ane anither.
Donal Grant
9
He was ane that middled with maist things in the parish, they said.
Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not
10
Got more faith in him than any ane I ever knew.
At the Foot of the Rainbow
11
Most of these take the form of paintings, drawings ane embroideries.
The new yorker
12
There was ane o' the first twa with the blue sashes that limpit.
Patsy
13
I thought twa going a warfare together might do better than ane alone.
Scottish sketches
14
He's ane o' the natural enemies o' your sex, ye ken.
Self-Raised; Or, From the Depths
15
I've never spoken a word to ane o' thae new folk.
Huntingtower
16
Some girls come upon him and stare - ane he eyes them nervously.
The new yorker
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