"ani" meaning in Middle English

See ani in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

IPA: /ˈaniː/, /ˈɛniː/, /ˈɔniː/, /ˈɑːniː/, /ˈɛːniː/ Forms: aniȝ [alternative], any [alternative], ayny [alternative], æniȝ [alternative], eani [alternative], eni [alternative], eniȝ [alternative], ony [alternative], oony [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English ǣniġ, āniġ (“any”), from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:ǣniġ}}, {{inh|enm|ang|ǣniġ}} Old English ǣniġ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*ainagaz}} Proto-Germanic *ainagaz Head templates: {{head|enm|determiner}} ani
  1. any

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "any"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Geordie",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "ony"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "onie"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "ony"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "onny"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "aany"
    },
    {
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    }
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      },
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "aniȝ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "any",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    },
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        "alternative"
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      },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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        },
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        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaniː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛniː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔniː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑːniː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛːniː/"
    }
  ],
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    "zag:African insectivores",
    "zag:Weapons"
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    },
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      "word": "ony"
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      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "onie"
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      "lang_code": "sco",
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    },
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      "lang_code": "sco",
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    },
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      },
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    }
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      "form": "aniȝ",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "any",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayny",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "æniȝ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "eani",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eni",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eniȝ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ony",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
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      },
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    }
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        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁óynos",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
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      ],
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      ],
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          "any",
          "any"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaniː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛniː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔniː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑːniː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛːniː/"
    }
  ],
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}

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