A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1558-1685
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Any (anie, aney, etc.). Eng. form of Ony, used occ. in 16th c. and common in 17th. —1558-66 Knox II. 49 (to pas to anie pairte). a1578 Pitsc. I. 294/32 (but companie of aney Scottismen). 1606 Melville Chart. 151 (anie meit occasioun). 1641 Peebles B. Rec. 106 (distroyit be anie persoune). c 1685 Annandale Corr. 314 (if ther had been annie drinking).
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"Any adj., pron., adv.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/any>
