"gegn-" meaning in All languages combined

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Prefix [Old English]

IPA: /ˈjejn/, /ˌjejn/ Forms: ġeġn- [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin (“back, in return”). Compare Old Norse gegn. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*gagin}} Proto-West Germanic *gagin, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*gagin||back, in return}} Proto-Germanic *gagin (“back, in return”), {{cog|non|gegn}} Old Norse gegn Head templates: {{head|ang|prefix|head=ġeġn-|sort=}} ġeġn-, {{ang-prefix|head=ġeġn-}} ġeġn-
  1. opposition, reversal, against; counter- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-gegn--ang-prefix-1YKzLDD1
  2. again; back, in return Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-gegn--ang-prefix-WJMbrVib Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ġēan-, ġeaġn-, gēn-
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      "form": "ġeġn-",
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          "text": "gēanþingian",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjejn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌjejn/"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "word": "ġeaġn-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gēn-"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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          "text": "gēanryne",
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        }
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      ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "counter-",
          "counter-"
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    {
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        "Old English terms with usage examples"
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          "english": "to speak again, answer, reply",
          "text": "gēanþingian",
          "type": "example"
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        {
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "again; back, in return"
      ],
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      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjejn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌjejn/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "ġēan-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ġeaġn-"
    },
    {
      "word": "gēn-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gegn-"
}

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