Anenst
Anenst ({not transcribed}) , preposition
[Old English anent, anentis, anence, anens, anents, Anglo-Saxon onefen, onemn; an, on, on + efen even, equal; hence meaning, on an equality with, even with, beside. See Even, a.]
1.
Over against; as, he lives anent the church. [Scottish & Provincial English]
2.
About; concerning; in respect; as, he said nothing anent this particular.
Also: Anent