[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

anenst \anenst"\, anent \anent"\, prep. oe. anent, anentis,
   anence, anens, anents, as. onefen, onemn; an, on, on + efen
   even, equal; hence meaning, on an equality with, even with,
   beside. see even, a. scot.  prov. eng.
   1. over against; as, he lives anent the church.
      1913 webster

   2. about; concerning; in respect; as, he said nothing anent
      this particular.
      1913 webster
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even 

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