Old English · adverb
þærtogeanes
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈθæːr.toːˌjæ͜ɑː.nes/[ˈθæːrˠ.toːˌjæ͜ɑː.nes]
- Syllables
- ˈθæːr · toː · ˌjæ͜ɑː · nes (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- reciprocallyrefutationthereagainston the contraryoppositereply
Meaning
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opposite
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on the contrary, thereagainst
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reciprocally, in return
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in reply against or refutation
Ac we cweðað þǣrtōġēanes, þæt God is Ælmihtig, and mæg eal þæt he wile.
But we say against them, that God is Almighty, and can do all that he will.
c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sunday after Easter"
Etymology
Equivalent to þǣr + tōġēanes.
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