jegen

See also: jégen

Hungarian

Etymology

jég (“ice”) +‎ -en (case suffix)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈjɛɡɛn]
  • Hyphenation: je‧gen

Noun

jegen

  1. Alternative form of jégen, superessive singular of jég.

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Dutch gegin, from Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from from Proto-Germanic *gagin.

Preposition

jegen [+accusative]

  1. opposite
  2. towards
  3. up to against
  4. close to (time)
  5. against, in opposition to
  6. in exchange for

Further reading
  • “jeghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “jegen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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