ainz

Old French

Alternative forms

• ains, einz, eins

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

• ancien
• ainznez

References

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