toyen

See also: Tøyen and tøyen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English tōgēan.

Preposition

toyen

  1. Towards, with hostility; against.
  2. In defence against.
  3. In opposition to something, often for moral or philosophical reasons.
  4. Placed in physical proximity to; abutting.
  5. In the presence of.

References

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