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barn. O.N. anddyri, n., porch, in Icel. also: inner porch-door; No. anddyr, f., back-door, door in the wall opposite the main-door (esp. in barns). Cf. obder, katthus, sjapphus.

andu [ān··du·], vb., by help of oars to keep a boat from drifting with wind and stream; keep a boat on the same spot by rowing slightly against stream or wind. Comm. Also Ork. O.N. andœfa, vb., id. Shetl. andu, vb., is also used metaphorically of slow walking as if one were working oneself forward: to geng anduin; he cam’ here op [‘up’] anduin (Fe.).

anglop [aŋlop] -tree, sb., = aml, ammel² 2 (swingle-tree of a plough). Du. anglop prob. a compd. angl- = aml-? See aml, ammel², sb.

†anker [a‘ŋkər], sb., partly = Eng. anker (liquid measure), partly a dry measure, a third of a barrel, e.g. “a a. o’ taatis” [‘potatoes’], = No. anker. “anker-kettle”, large kettle or pot. More recent word.

†anker [a‘ŋkər], vb., to calve (of a cow). Fo. Slang?

anklovan [a‘ŋ·klȯvaⁱn·, -kləvaⁱn·], sb., tongs, tabu-name, used by fishermen at sea. Yⁿ. Prob.: *angaklofann (def. acc. form), from *angi (Icel. angi, No. ange, m., branch or fork of a forked implement), and O.N. klofi, m., forked implement; tongs (Fær. klovi, m., tongs). See agglovan, sb.

annaset, annesed, anni- [ad··nasɛt·, -set·, -ᶊet·, an··ișed·, äᶇ··ısed·, äᶇ··ıșe‘nt·], annester, annister [äᶇ··əstər, äᶇ··ıstər], sb., 1) lamb in its second year or two years old; young ewe which has not yet had a lamb; often adjectivally: a a. gimmer or yowe [‘ewe’]; see gimmer, sb.; 2) the second lamb of a ewe; the second calf of a

cow; also adjectivally: a a. lamb, a a. calf. — Fo. [adnasɛt, -set, -ᶊet]. Ai [äᶇıșe(‘n)t·]. Conn. [aᶇıșed]. Easts. occas. (Wh.) [äᶇısed]. N.I. [äᶇəstər, äᶇıstər]. From Uⁿ. and Yⁿ. is recorded “a annester (annister) goose” of a one or two year old goose; and from Y^h. a form anneste [äᶇ··əste·], esp. of the second calf, second lamb, and from Fe. a form enniste [eᶇ··ıste·], signifying a young animal (lamb, calf, pig, gosling), belonging to the second brood. O.N. (and Mod. Icel.) annars vetrar, of the second year.

*annehwart [äᶇ··əhwa‘rt·], adj. and adv., a) as adj.: irregular; changeable, of wind, alternating with calm, a a. wind; b) as adv.: in the expr. “to blaw [‘blow’] a.”; he blaws or is blawin’ a., it blows unsteadily; it is alternately wind and calm. Y^h. Prop.: (coming) every other time. *annathvart, -hvárt, neut. from O.N. pron. annarhvarr, -hvárr, every second one. Cf. atrahola.

anns [ans], sb. pl., husks of corn, esp. of oats. Almost corresponds in form to L.Sc. (and Eng. dial.) “awns”, defined by Jam. as: beards of corn, but otherwise is derived from O.N. agnar, agnir, pl. of ǫgn, f., husk.

ans [a‘ns], vb., to heed; look after; mind; care about; never a. him! never mind him (what he says)! I’ll no a. de day, I don’t care about getting it or doing it to-day, it is of no importance to me to-day, a. dee! look out! be on your guard! Wh., Conn., Wests. O.N. ansa (anza), vb., to notice; care about. The forms ant and ent are just as common as ans.

ansible [a‘n··sıb·əl], adj., that likes to lend a helping hand, that willingly offers his services; he is very a., he likes to offer his assistance. Sa. Formed from ans,