ænig

Old English

Alternative forms

• enig — Kentish

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ainag, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, from *ainaz (“one”). Akin to Old Frisian enich, Old Saxon ēnig, Old Norse einigr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæː.nij/

Pronoun

ǣniġ

1. 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.

2. anyone

Declension

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

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ǣniġa, ǣnġa	ǣniġe, ǣnġe	ǣniġe, ǣnġe
Accusative	ǣniġan, ǣnġan	ǣniġan, ǣnġan	ǣniġe, ǣnġe
Genitive	ǣniġan, ǣnġan	ǣniġan, ǣnġan	ǣniġan, ǣnġan
Dative	ǣniġan, ǣnġan	ǣniġan, ǣnġan	ǣniġan, ǣnġan
Instrumental	ǣniġan, ǣnġan	ǣniġan, ǣnġan	ǣniġan, ǣnġan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ǣniġan, ǣnġan	ǣniġan, ǣnġan	ǣniġan, ǣnġan
Accusative	ǣniġan, ǣnġan	ǣniġan, ǣnġan	ǣniġan, ǣnġan
Genitive	ǣniġra, ǣniġena, ǣnġena	ǣniġra, ǣniġena, ǣnġena	ǣniġra, ǣniġena, ǣnġena
Dative	ǣniġum, ǣnġum	ǣniġum, ǣnġum	ǣniġum, ǣnġum
Instrumental	ǣniġum, ǣnġum	ǣniġum, ǣnġum	ǣniġum, ǣnġum

Derived terms

• nǣniġ

 

Descendants

• Middle English: ani, aniȝ, any, ayny, æniȝ, eani, eni, eniȝ, ony, oony
  • English: any
  • Geordie English: ony
  • Scots: ony, onie
  • Yola: aany, any