ageym
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ageym
- /əˈjɛm/ Geordie
- /əˈɡɛm/ Northern England
Where it comes from
From Old English ongegn (“towards, opposite, against”), equivalent to a- + gyem (dialectal phonological development of "again/again’st").
Preserved in Northern English and Geordie dialects as agyem, reflecting regional vowel shifts and consonant changes.
preposition agyen · aginst · agin
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Opposite to; in opposition to; contrary to.
...Ah'm agyem this sortathing...
Similar: against, versus, opposition
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Talk about this word "ageym." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ageym. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ageym. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ageym "ageym." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ageym.Cite this
@misc{ageym_2026,
title = {ageym},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ageym},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
