ageym

əˈjɛm

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(Geordie, Northern England) Opposite to; in opposition to; contrary to.

...Ah'm agyem this sortathing...

Origin: From Old English ongegn (“towards, opposite, against”), equivalent to gyem (dialectal phonological development of "again/again’st"). Preserved in Northern English and Geordie dialects as agyem, reflecting regional vowel shifts and consonant changes. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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