Middle English Dictionary Entry
āne adv.
Entry Info
Forms | āne adv. |
Etymology | Cp. OE āne, ǣne once. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. ōn one.
1.
Singularly, exceedingly.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)14210 : He hafde ane hude..þe wes wunder ane strong.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)30302 : Cadwadlan þis iherde..and iwærð him abolȝe bitter ane swiðe [Otho: biterliche swiþe].