tegen
See also: tegen-
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch tegen, tjegen, from te jegen, the latter from Old Dutch gegin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin. See also jegens.
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Preposition
tegen
Inflection
Pronominal adverbs of tegen
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- Afrikaans: teen
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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English teohhian, teohgian (“to determine, intend, propose; consider, think, judge, estimate”)
Verb
tegen (third-person singular simple present tegeth, present participle tegende, tegynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle teged)
- To ordain, fix, decree
- Heu michi quia incolatus meus prolongatus est; wumme þat ich shal wunien on uncuðe erde, and þat min biwist is teged here swo longe. — Trinity Homilies, 1225
References
- Middle English Dictionary
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tegen
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