English

Adverb

agen ‎(not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of again
   • 1832-1837, John Clare, Approaching Night

     O, how I long to be agen

     That poor and independent man,

     With labour's lot from morn to night

     And books to read at candle light;

Preposition

agen

1. Obsolete spelling of again

Old English

Etymology 1

Variant of Old English ongēan ‎(“again, eft, back”).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

agēn

1. against, contra

   Se ðe nis agēn eōw, se is for eōw. — Who is not against you, is for you.

   Ðín brōðor hæfþ ǣnig þing agēn ðē — Thy brother hath ought against thee.

Adverb

agēn

1. again, anew

   Ðe ðé slihþ on ðín gewenge, wend óðer agén. Who strikes thee on thine cheek, offer also the other.

   Ðá wende he on scype agén. — Then he went into the ship again.

Prefix

agēn

1. again, eft, back

• agēnbewendan to return.
• agēncuman to come back
• agēngecyrran to turn again, recur
• agēngehweorfan to change again, return
• agēnhwyrfan to turn again, return (agen-whirl)
• agēniernan to run against, meet.
• agēnlǣdan to lead back
• agēnsendan to send back
• agēnstandan to stand against, urge, insist upon
• agēnyrnan to run into, meet with, meet

Etymology 2

Literally ‘owned’: originally the past participle of āgan. Corresponding to Old Saxon ēgan (Dutch eigen), Old High German eigan (German eigen), Old Norse eiginn (Swedish egen).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːɣen/

Adjective

āgen

1. own

   Godes agen bearn. God’s own child. (Cædmon’s Metrical Paraphrase)

Declension

Derived terms

Swedish

Noun

agen

1. definite singular of ag