"ayen" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Variant or relative of "again", in its obsolete sense "against". Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} ayen (not comparable)
  1. Back against. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ayen-en-adv-qFMtMsZ4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Raguileo Mapudungun spellings Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 48 52 Disambiguation of Raguileo Mapudungun spellings: 37 37 0 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ayein, ayeins

Preposition

Etymology: Variant or relative of "again", in its obsolete sense "against". Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} ayen, {{en-prep}} ayen
  1. Back against.
    Sense id: en-ayen-en-prep-qFMtMsZ4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Raguileo Mapudungun spellings Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 48 52 Disambiguation of Raguileo Mapudungun spellings: 37 37 0 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ayein, ayeins

Alternative forms

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          "text": "The ſecunde is rebate youre hawke: to yowre fyſt, ⁊ thatt is whan yowre hawke batith, the leeſt meuyng that ye can make with yowre fyſt ſhe will rebate ayen vppon yowre fyſt[.]",
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