anent

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anent †beside OE.; †opposite, towards, in respect of XIII; (arch.) concerning. OE. phr. on ef(e)n, emn, ME. onevent, anont, anentes, anenst, from XIV anent; i.e. ON, A-1, and EVEN2 side by side (with), etc. (cf. G. neben). Parasitic t and the suffix -es, -S appear c. 1200; cf. AGAINST, AMIDST.

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