ayen

See also: ayɛn

English

Alternative forms

• ayein, ayeins

Etymology

Variant or relative of again, in its obsolete sense "against".

Adverb

ayen (not comparable)

1. Back against.
   • 1486, Juliana Berners, Book of Saint Albans:

     The ſecunde is rebate youre hawke: to yowre fyſt, ⁊ thatt is whan yowre hawke batith, the leeſt meuyng that ye can make with yowre fyſt ſhe will rebate ayen vppon yowre fyſt[.]

Preposition

ayen

1. Back against.

Anagrams

• Enya, yean

Mapudungun

Verb

ayen (Raguileo spelling)

1. to laugh

Conjugation

Positive conjugation of ayen (see also Appendix:Mapudungun verbs)

Infinitive1		ayeael
Root		aye-
Tense particles (See particles)		-a- ((future tense))
		-pe- ((past tense))
		-fu- ((distant past tense))
person		singular			dual			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third	first	second	third
Realis mood
	present	ayen	ayeymi	ayey	ayeyu	ayeymu	ayeygu	ayeyiñ	ayeymvn	ayeygvn
	past	ayepen	ayepeymi	ayepe	ayepeyu	ayepeymu	ayepeygu	ayepeyiñ	ayepeymvn	ayepeygvn
	distant past	ayefun	ayefuymi	ayefu	ayefuyu	ayefuymu	ayefuygu	ayefuyiñ	ayefuymvn	ayefuygvn
	future	ayean	ayeaymi	ayeay	ayeayu	ayeaymu	ayeaygu	ayeayiñ	ayeaymvn	ayeaygvn
Conditional mood
	present	ayeli	ayelimi	ayele	ayeliyu	ayelimu	ayele egu	ayeliyiñ	ayelimvn	ayele egvn
Volitive mood
	present	ayeci	ayege	ayepe	ayeyu	ayemu	ayepe egu	ayeyiñ	ayemvn	ayepe egvn

¹Only usable with free personal pronouns.

Negative conjugation of ayen

Infinitive1		ayenoael
Tense particles (See particles)		-a- ((future tense))
		-pe- ((past tense))
		-fu- ((distant past tense))
person		singular			dual			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third	first	second	third
Realis mood
	present	ayelan	ayelaymi	ayelay	ayelayu	ayelaymu	ayelaygu	ayelayiñ	ayelaymvn	ayelaygvn
	past	ayelapen	ayelapeymi	ayelapey	ayelapeyu	ayelapeymu	ayelapeygu	ayelapeyiñ	ayelapeymvn	ayelapeygvn
	distant past	ayelafun	ayelafuymi	ayelafuy	ayelafuyu	ayelafuymu	ayelafuygu	ayelafuyiñ	ayelafuymvn	ayelafuygvn
	future	ayelayan	ayelayaymi	ayelayay	ayelayayu	ayelayaymu	ayelayaygu	ayelayayiñ	ayelayaymvn	ayelayaygvn
Conditional mood
	present	ayenoli	ayenolimi	ayenole	ayenoliyu	ayenolimu	ayenole egu	ayenoliyiñ	ayenolimvn	ayenole egvn
Volitive mood
	present	ayekilci	ayekilge	ayekilpe	ayekilyu	ayekilmu	ayekilpe egu	ayekilyiñ	ayekilmvn	ayekilpe egvn

¹Only usable with free personal pronouns.

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Middle English

Adverb

ayen

1. alternative form of agayn