toyen

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Old English tōgēan

Preposition

toyen

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

Related terms

• toayens
• toyenes

References

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