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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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‡ANYONYOU, AANIE-ONYOO, n. An eagle. [′ɑ:ni-′ɔnjʊ (Marw.)]Ork.(D) 1911 J. Spence in Old-Lore Misc., Ork. Shet., etc. IV. iv. 185:
Than dere was a' kinds o' burds, fae tha gret, muckle anyonyou doon tae da peerie moorid burd no bigger ar me toom. (Ib. 1912 Glossary: anyonyou, the eagle.)Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Aanie-onyoo . . . I only heard this once, and it was given me by J. S[pence] as a very old word rarely if ever used now.