jegens

Meaning

  1. against, in competition with
  2. (dated) towards, for the purpose of

Frequency

C2
Etymology

From Middle Dutch jegen, jegens, with unetymological -s from Old Dutch gegin, from Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin. See also tegen. Cognate with Middle Low German jegen.

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