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ayein

ayein is the alternative form of ayen.

Meaning of ayen

Adverb

ayen (not comparable)

  1. Back 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

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Questions about ayein

What is ayein the alternative form of?
Ayein is the alternative form of ayen.

Words near ayein in the dictionary

  1. ayeayes
  2. ayed
  3. ayeeko
  4. ayegreen
  5. ayegreens
  6. ayein
  7. ayeing
  8. Ayekpam
  9. ayel
  10. Ayele
  11. Ayeles

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