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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Aneuch, Aneugh, a. (n.) and adv. Also: aneuche, anewch(e, annewche, anevch, aneuh, aneuth; anuch(e, anwch(e, annwch, anuiche, annwyche; aneughe, aniogh, anugh(e; aneucht, -chtt, anevcht, anewcht, -ght, aneught, anewtht. [Later variant (corr. to rare ME. anoȝ, anough) of Eneuch, Ineuch, with a- for e- as in Alike.] Enough.

1. adj. Sufficient in quantity or number. With preceding (rarely following) noun or pronoun, or in predicate. c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyting 137.
Mater annwch I haif 1533 Gau 4/9.
Thay sal get meit and drink aneuth 1535 Stewart 26770.
With greit heidding and scornyng als aneuche 1549 Douglas Corr. 175.
I hawe skaithe anewche ellis a1540 Freiris Berw. 414.
Heir is aneuche sufficiance 1570 Sat. P. xxv. 99.
I haue men & meit aneugh 1600 Misc. Bann. C. I. 147.
Hes thou not done evill anuch ells? 1615 Highland P. III. 230.
They haue burdingis aneuche of thair awin

2. absol. as noun. That which is sufficient or enough (to do something); a sufficiency. 1532 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 144.
Gif thair be nocht aneocht to furneise the tounn a1540 Freiris Berw. 144.
He did nocht Ill that fand ȝow half aneuche a1570-86 Balnavis Maitl. F. cxxix. 16.
Aneuch is ewin a feist a1578 Pitsc. I. 387/2.
We sall cause ȝow to find aneuche at hame 1581 Cath. Tr. 127/6.
It is aneuche that thay assist be deuotione 1609 Crim. Trials III. 47.
Quhat rak of him — for the vther hes aneuche! 1636 Sutherland Corr. 162.
It will not be anuche to defraye his wther debtis

b. Sufficiency of something. 1535 Stewart 13402.
Of negromancie aneuche wes than to leir a1540 Freiris Berw. 315.
Heir is now annwch of Godis gud 1560 Rolland Seven S. 81/3.
Aneuch Heirof, quha lykis to reid Goweir a1570-86 Maitl. F. xcix. 53.
Mony ar now that hes aneuch of rent 1659 Hay Diary 5.
He was not at aneugh of leasure

c. Phr. To haif aneuch ado or to do. c1520-c1535 Nisbet N. T. III. 335/30.
We haif anewght ado … to tame ande dante our bodyis 1535 Stewart 5872.
The Romanis than sall haif anewche ado a1568 Scott i. 55.
To dantoun this thow hes aneuch to do a1570-86 Maitland M. Fol. xcviii. 70.
Or ȝe war thame quyt Ȝe had aneuche ado [Q. to do]

3. adv. Sufficiently, adequately, amply. Usually qualifying adjs. and advs.(a) 1494 Acta Aud. 189/2.
That the summondis rasit … wes speciale a-nevch 1533 Gau 67/35.
Heir it is cleirlie anewch prouine a1540 Freiris Berw. 439.
Thay wer blyth annwche, … and sang 1562-3 Winȝet II. 75/12.
A man of … lyfe and knawlege honorable anench 1583 Sempill Sat. P. xlv. 871.
Ye ken his knaverie weill aneuche 1596 Dalr. II. 127/16.
Able aneuch and sufficient to discus al materis of difficultie 1611-57 Mure I. 38/12.
No eyes can render store of teares To mourne aneugh thy losse 1634 Maxwell Mem. II. 251.
A sogowr expert anwch to keipe the Castell of Dwnbarten c1650 Spalding I. 37.
So that people standing without the samen micht sie weill aneuche(b) c1520-c1535 Nisbet N. T. III. 343/18.
The waik in the faith, quhilk vndirstandis nocht … perfeitly anewtht 1543 Acts II. 431/1.
The said conducte … Is sufficient anewcht to salf the said Jhon 1549 Compl. 137/4.
Gif thai fynd them selfis sterk aneucht to defend them 1575 St. A. Kirk S. 416.
Nathyng wald aill hir; scho wald be weil aneucht 1600-1610 Melvill 755.
Sufficient aneught to resist