toayens
Middle English
Alternative forms
- to-ayens, to ayens, toayans, to ayans, toaȝens, to aȝens, toaȝeines, to aȝeines
Etymology
From toyenes (“against, toward”), influenced by ayenes (“opposite, against”).
Preposition
toayens
- In defence against something.
- In opposition to something, often for moral or philosophical reasons.
- Facing towards something.
Related terms
- toyen
- toyenes
References
- “tọ̄̆ayẹ̄ns (prep.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 April 2018.