an

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈæn/

archaic

(archaic) If / (archaic) So long as. / (archaic) As if; as though.

Japanese Meaning

もし〜なら / 〜ならば / あたかも〜のごとく / まるで〜のように

He whispered, 'an I were a king, I would travel the world.'

彼はささやいた。「もし私が王なら、私は世界を旅するだろう。」

Sense（1）

(archaic) If

Sense（2）

(archaic) So long as.

An it harm none, do what ye will.

Sense（3）

(archaic) As if; as though.

(original version), lines 61–64:

At length did cross an Albatross,

Thorough the Fog it came;

And an it were a Christian Soul,

We hail'd it in God's Name.