A*non" (&?;), adv. [OE. anoon, anon, anan, lit., in one (moment), fr. AS. on in + ān one. See
On and One.]
1. Straightway; at once. [Obs.]
The same is he that heareth the word, and
anon with joy receiveth it.
Matt. xiii. 20.
2. Soon; in a little while.
As
it shall better appear anon.
Stow.
3. At another time; then; again.
Sometimes he trots, . . . anon he rears upright.
Shak.
Anon right, at once; right off. [Obs.]
Chaucer. -- Ever and
anon, now and then; frequently; often.
A pouncet box, which ever and anon
He gave his nose.
Shak.
Hear it pronounced