ayen

See also: ayɛn

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Variant or relative of again, in its obsolete sense "against".

Adverb

ayen (not comparable)

  1. Back against.
    • 1486, Juliana Berners, Book of Saint Albans:
      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[.]

Preposition

ayen

  1. Back against.

Anagrams

Mapudungun

Verb

ayen (Raguileo spelling)

  1. to laugh

Conjugation

Positive conjugation of ayen (see also Appendix:Mapudungun verbs)
Infinitive1 ayeael
Root aye-
Tense particles
(See particles)
-a- ((future tense))
-pe- ((past tense))
-fu- ((distant past tense))
person singular dual plural
first second third first second third first second third
Realis mood
present ayen ayeymi ayey ayeyu ayeymu ayeygu ayeyiñ ayeymvn ayeygvn
past ayepen ayepeymi ayepe ayepeyu ayepeymu ayepeygu ayepeyiñ ayepeymvn ayepeygvn
distant past ayefun ayefuymi ayefu ayefuyu ayefuymu ayefuygu ayefuyiñ ayefuymvn ayefuygvn
future ayean ayeaymi ayeay ayeayu ayeaymu ayeaygu ayeayiñ ayeaymvn ayeaygvn
Conditional mood
present ayeli ayelimi ayele ayeliyu ayelimu ayele egu ayeliyiñ ayelimvn ayele egvn
Volitive mood
present ayeci ayege ayepe ayeyu ayemu ayepe egu ayeyiñ ayemvn ayepe egvn

1Only usable with free personal pronouns.

Negative conjugation of ayen
Infinitive1 ayenoael
Tense particles
(See particles)
-a- ((future tense))
-pe- ((past tense))
-fu- ((distant past tense))
person singular dual plural
first second third first second third first second third
Realis mood
present ayelan ayelaymi ayelay ayelayu ayelaymu ayelaygu ayelayiñ ayelaymvn ayelaygvn
past ayelapen ayelapeymi ayelapey ayelapeyu ayelapeymu ayelapeygu ayelapeyiñ ayelapeymvn ayelapeygvn
distant past ayelafun ayelafuymi ayelafuy ayelafuyu ayelafuymu ayelafuygu ayelafuyiñ ayelafuymvn ayelafuygvn
future ayelayan ayelayaymi ayelayay ayelayayu ayelayaymu ayelayaygu ayelayayiñ ayelayaymvn ayelayaygvn
Conditional mood
present ayenoli ayenolimi ayenole ayenoliyu ayenolimu ayenole egu ayenoliyiñ ayenolimvn ayenole egvn
Volitive mood
present ayekilci ayekilge ayekilpe ayekilyu ayekilmu ayekilpe egu ayekilyiñ ayekilmvn ayekilpe egvn

1Only usable with free personal pronouns.

References

  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Middle English

Adverb

ayen

  1. alternative form of agayn