toyen
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English tōgēan.
Preposition
edittoyen
- Towards, with hostility; against.
- In defence against.
- In opposition to something, often for moral or philosophical reasons.
- Placed in physical proximity to; abutting.
- In the presence of.
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “tọ̄̆yēn, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 April 2018.