Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ayen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: ayen
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

prep

Example Sentences

"The ſecunde is rebate youre hawke: to yowre fyſt, ⁊ thatt is whan yowre hawke batith, the leeſt meuyng that ye can make with yowre fyſt ſhe will rebate ayen vppon yowre fyſt[.]"

Etymology

Variant or relative of again, in its obsolete sense "against".

Inflected Forms

ayein (alternative) ayeins (alternative)

Questions

What does ayen mean?: Back against.
Where does ayen come from?: Variant or relative of again, in its obsolete sense "against".

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