Part of speech: adverb, preposition
(Dat, Acc) 1. on the opposite side (of); 2. against; 3. towards, in the direction of; 4. again (also onȝeȝen, onȝeȝn, anȝean, onȝǽn, onȝén, onȝán)
Etymology
[Mod E AGAIN, AGAINST ← on- pref + ȝeȝn, ȝæn adv against, facing; again O Fris ajēn; O Sax angegin; OHG angegini]