ainz

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Romance *antius, from ante +‎ -ius. Compare Italian anzi and Catalan ans.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (early) /ˈai̯nts/

Preposition

ainz

  1. before

Adverb

ainz

  1. before

Derived terms

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (ains)
  • Kelham, Robert (1779) A Dictionary of the Norman and Old French Language [][1], →OCLC, page 8