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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1460-1599, 1675
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An, art. Also: hain. Indefinite article. [ME. and E. an. In Sc. rarely used in place of Ane.] An, a. a. Before vowels or h. b. Before consonants.a. c1460 Wisdom of Solomon 564.
An auld fule kinge c1460 Ib. 592.
An vthir gret vanite 1511 Wemyss Chart. 129.
Fra hain honorabill man 1531 Bell. Boece I. 138.
On an hors litter 15.. Clariodus v. 2794.
With an hevinlie soundb. 1530 Maxwell Mem. I. 263.
An wanarabill fader in God 1567 Criminal Trials I. i. 497.
In an barril 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Raptus.
An crime 1675 Carnegie Lett. 358.
An litell hinger
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