toyen

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See also: Tøyen and tøyen

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

toȝain, toȝen, toȝene, toȝein, toȝean, toȝeane, toȝæn

Etymology[edit]

From Old English tōgēan.

Preposition[edit]

toyen

Towards, with hostility; against.
In defence against.
In opposition to something, often for moral or philosophical reasons.
Placed in physical proximity to; abutting.
In the presence of.

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

“tọ̄̆yēn, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 April 2018.

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