ænig
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, from *ainaz (“one”). Akin to Old Frisian enich, Old Saxon ēnig, Old Norse einigr.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
ǣniġ
- any
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"
- ...ac mē tōdæġ swā wundorlīce is ġelumpen þæt ic þurh nān þincg ne mæġ ġecnāwan hwæðer þys sȳ Ephesa byriġ þe elles ǣniġ ōþer;...
- But to-day it has befallen me so wonderfully that I cannot by any means recognise whether this be the city of the Ephesians or else any other.
- 10-11th c., Beowulf, lines 1069-1073
- ...sōð ic taliġe, þæt ic mere strengo māran āhte, earfeðo on ȳþum, þonne ǣniġ ōþer man.
- The sooth I tell, that I strength at sea greater possess'd, endurance on the waves, than any other man.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"
- anyone
Declension edit
Declension of ǣniġ — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ǣniġ | ǣniġu, ǣnġu, ǣniġo, ǣnġo | ǣniġ |
| Accusative | ǣniġne | ǣniġe, ǣnġe | ǣniġ |
| Genitive | ǣniġes, ǣnġes | ǣniġre | ǣniġes, ǣnġes |
| Dative | ǣniġum, ǣnġum | ǣniġre | ǣniġum, ǣnġum |
| Instrumental | ǣniġe, ǣnġe | ǣniġre | ǣniġe, ǣnġe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ǣniġe, ǣnġe | ǣniġa, ǣnġa, ǣniġe, ǣnġe | ǣniġu, ǣnġu, ǣniġo, ǣnġo |
| Accusative | ǣniġe, ǣnġe | ǣniġa, ǣnġa, ǣniġe, ǣnġe | ǣniġu, ǣnġu, ǣniġo, ǣnġo |
| Genitive | ǣniġra | ǣniġra | ǣniġra |
| Dative | ǣniġum, ǣnġum | ǣniġum, ǣnġum | ǣniġum, ǣnġum |
| Instrumental | ǣniġum, ǣnġum | ǣniġum, ǣnġum | ǣniġum, ǣnġum |
Declension of ǣniġ — Weak