tegen

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See also: tegen-

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tegen, tjegen, from te jegen, the latter from Old Dutch gegin, from Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin. See also jegens.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteːɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: te‧gen
  • Rhymes: -eːɣən

Preposition

tegen

  1. against
    Ze protesteerden tegen het nieuwe beleid.
    They protested against the new policy.
    Hij nam medicijnen tegen zijn hoofdpijn.
    He took medicine against his headache.
  2. to, towards
    Ze liep tegen de deur aan.
    She walked towards the door.
    De kat rende tegen het raam.
    The cat ran towards the window.
    lief tegen iemand doento act friendly towards someone

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Descendants

  • Afrikaans: teen
  • Negerhollands: tegen, teegen
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: tagen
  • Caribbean Javanese: tékhe

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English teon, also teohhian, teohgian (to determine, intend, propose; consider, think, judge, estimate).

Verb

tegen (third-person singular simple present tegeth, present participle tegende, tegynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle teged)

  1. To ordain, fix, decree
    • Heu michi quia incolatus meus prolongatus est; wumme þat ich shal wunien on uncuðe erde, and þat min biwist is teged here swo longe. — Trinity Homilies, 1225

References

  • Middle English Dictionary

Swedish

Noun

tegen

  1. definite singular of teg

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