Ageym
/əˈjɛm/ prep
prep ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Preposition
- 1 Opposite to; in opposition to; contrary to. Geordie, Northern-England
"...Ah'm agyem this sortathing..."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"...Ah'm agyem this sortathing..."
Etymology
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.