Meanings
adverbayen (not comparable)
alternative ayein · alternative ayeins
- not comparableBack against.
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[.]
1486, Juliana Berners, Book of Saint Albans
Origin
Variant or relative of again, in its obsolete sense "against".
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APA
ayen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayen
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“ayen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ayen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayen.
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