anan

See also: Anan, anaŋ, aŋan, and àn'àn

EnglishEdit

Variant form of anon (“in a moment; presently”).

anan

(obsolete) Expressing confusion or dismay.
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. III, ch. 93:
  This reply converted the looks of the inquirer into a stare of infinite stolidity, accompanied with the word, Anan! which he pronounced in a tone of fear and astonishment.
- 1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia:
  “Anan!” cried Briggs, recovering his temper from the perplexity of his understanding, at a discourse to which his ears were wholly unaccustomed, “what d'ye say?”