ayenst

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English ayenes, a southern variant of ayen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˈjɛnst/

Preposition

ayenst

  1. against
    • 1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 100:
      Ayenst zim vartful ropeare at a rumcht ouse avar.
      Against some wanton ranter that has raved (at) us before.

References
  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 24
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