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jegens.

against, in competition with

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

prep
  1. against, in competition with

  2. towards, for the purpose of

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Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch jegen, jegens, with unetymological -s from Old Dutch gegin, from Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin. See also tegen. Cognate with Middle Low German jegen.

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