toayens
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom toyenes (“against, toward”), influenced by ayenes (“opposite, against”).
Preposition
edittoayens
- In defence against something.
- In opposition to something, often for moral or philosophical reasons.
- Facing towards something.
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “tọ̄̆ayẹ̄ns, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 April 2018.