"again" meaning in Scots

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Adverb

IPA: /əˈɡen/, /əˈɡɛn/, /əˈɡɪn/, /əˈɡɪən/ [Southern]
Etymology: From Middle English agayn, again, ayain, ayen, anȝen, from Old English āġēan, onġēan, onġeġn (“towards, against, opposite to, contrary to, against, in exchange for, opposite, back, again, anew, also”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|agayn}} Middle English agayn, {{m|enm|again}} again, {{m|enm|ayain}} ayain, {{m|enm|ayen}} ayen, {{m|enm|anȝen}} anȝen, {{inh|sco|ang|āġēan}} Old English āġēan, {{m|ang|onġēan}} onġēan, {{m|ang|onġeġn||towards, against, opposite to, contrary to, against, in exchange for, opposite, back, again, anew, also}} onġeġn (“towards, against, opposite to, contrary to, against, in exchange for, opposite, back, again, anew, also”) Head templates: {{head|sco|adverb}} again
  1. back, in the opposite direction
    Sense id: en-again-sco-adv-Q1apAqQP
  2. again, anew
    Sense id: en-again-sco-adv-AAqFBIDx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: agen, agin, agane, agayne, agyen, agean [Southern]

Conjunction

IPA: /əˈɡen/, /əˈɡɛn/, /əˈɡɪn/, /əˈɡɪən/ [Southern]
Etymology: From Middle English agayn, again, ayain, ayen, anȝen, from Old English āġēan, onġēan, onġeġn (“towards, against, opposite to, contrary to, against, in exchange for, opposite, back, again, anew, also”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|agayn}} Middle English agayn, {{m|enm|again}} again, {{m|enm|ayain}} ayain, {{m|enm|ayen}} ayen, {{m|enm|anȝen}} anȝen, {{inh|sco|ang|āġēan}} Old English āġēan, {{m|ang|onġēan}} onġēan, {{m|ang|onġeġn||towards, against, opposite to, contrary to, against, in exchange for, opposite, back, again, anew, also}} onġeġn (“towards, against, opposite to, contrary to, against, in exchange for, opposite, back, again, anew, also”) Head templates: {{head|sco|conjunction}} again
  1. In preparation for, in advance of
    Sense id: en-again-sco-conj-5q51YyV5 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots prepositions Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 4 31 48 15 2 Disambiguation of Scots prepositions: 11 13 38 25 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: agen, agin, agane, agayne, agyen, agean [Southern]

Preposition

IPA: /əˈɡen/, /əˈɡɛn/, /əˈɡɪn/, /əˈɡɪən/ [Southern]
Etymology: From Middle English agayn, again, ayain, ayen, anȝen, from Old English āġēan, onġēan, onġeġn (“towards, against, opposite to, contrary to, against, in exchange for, opposite, back, again, anew, also”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|agayn}} Middle English agayn, {{m|enm|again}} again, {{m|enm|ayain}} ayain, {{m|enm|ayen}} ayen, {{m|enm|anȝen}} anȝen, {{inh|sco|ang|āġēan}} Old English āġēan, {{m|ang|onġēan}} onġēan, {{m|ang|onġeġn||towards, against, opposite to, contrary to, against, in exchange for, opposite, back, again, anew, also}} onġeġn (“towards, against, opposite to, contrary to, against, in exchange for, opposite, back, again, anew, also”) Head templates: {{head|sco|preposition}} again
  1. opposite, facing
    Sense id: en-again-sco-prep-bwMU38Fe
  2. against, opposed to (literally or figuratively)
    Sense id: en-again-sco-prep-mQZG3-T6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: agen, agin, agane, agayne, agyen, agean [Southern]

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "word": "agayne"
    },
    {
      "word": "agyen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Southern"
      ],
      "word": "agean"
    }
  ],
  "word": "again"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Scots adverbs",
    "Scots conjunctions",
    "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scots lemmas",
    "Scots prepositions",
    "Scots terms derived from Middle English",
    "Scots terms derived from Old English",
    "Scots terms inherited from Middle English",
    "Scots terms inherited from Old English",
    "Scots terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "agayn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English agayn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "again"
      },
      "expansion": "again",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ayain"
      },
      "expansion": "ayain",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ayen"
      },
      "expansion": "ayen",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "anȝen"
      },
      "expansion": "anȝen",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "āġēan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English āġēan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "onġēan"
      },
      "expansion": "onġēan",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "onġeġn",
        "3": "",
        "4": "towards, against, opposite to, contrary to, against, in exchange for, opposite, back, again, anew, also"
      },
      "expansion": "onġeġn (“towards, against, opposite to, contrary to, against, in exchange for, opposite, back, again, anew, also”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English agayn, again, ayain, ayen, anȝen, from Old English āġēan, onġēan, onġeġn (“towards, against, opposite to, contrary to, against, in exchange for, opposite, back, again, anew, also”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "conjunction"
      },
      "expansion": "again",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "In preparation for, in advance of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "preparation",
          "preparation"
        ],
        [
          "advance",
          "advance"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈɡen/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈɡɛn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈɡɪn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈɡɪən/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "agen"
    },
    {
      "word": "agin"
    },
    {
      "word": "agane"
    },
    {
      "word": "agayne"
    },
    {
      "word": "agyen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Southern"
      ],
      "word": "agean"
    }
  ],
  "word": "again"
}

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