agen
English edit
Etymology edit
Variant of again.
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: əgĕn
Adverb edit
agen (not comparable)
- Obsolete spelling of again
- 1832-1837, John Clare, Approaching Night
- O, how I long to be agen
- That poor and independent man,
- With labour's lot from morn to night
- And books to read at candle light;
- 1832-1837, John Clare, Approaching Night
Preposition edit
agen
Anagrams edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch agent, from French agent, from Latin agēns.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
agèn (plural agen-agen, first-person possessive agenku, second-person possessive agenmu, third-person possessive agennya)
- agent:
- (economics, management, trading) one who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by authority from them; someone entrusted to do the business of another.
- Synonyms: dalal, penghubung, perantara, wakil jual, bandar, pengedar, pemasok, penyalur
- someone who works for an intelligence agency.
- (biology, chemistry) an active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect.
- (drama) a person who looks for work for another person.
- (economics, management, trading) one who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by authority from them; someone entrusted to do the business of another.
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
- agen aerasi
- agen anabolik
- agen asuransi
- agen bebas
- agen buku
- agen elektronik
- agen federal
- agen ganda
- agen kargo
- agen kemoterapi
- agen klaim
- agen muatan
- agen mutagen
- agen pabrik
- agen pelawatan
- agen pemain
- agen pembaruan
- agen pembasah
- agen pembayar
- agen pembayaran pembantu
- agen pembelian
- agen pemoliploid
- agen pengarang
- agen pengelat
- agen pengemulsi
- agen pengguna
- agen penjamin
- agen penjualan
- agen penyalur
- agen perawat
- agen perjalanan
- agen perjalanan wisata
- agen polisi
- agen properti
- agen publisitas
- agen rahasia
- agen resmi
- agen siasat
- agen sitotastik
- agen tiket
- agen tunggal
- agen tunggal pemegang merek
- agen utama pembayaran
- agen wol
Further reading edit
- “agen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
agen
- Alternative form of awen
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Old French aagier; equivalent to age + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
agen
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of agen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) agen, age | ||
---|---|---|---|
present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | age | aged | |
2nd-person singular | agest | agedest | |
3rd-person singular | ageth | aged | |
subjunctive singular | age | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | agen, age | ageden, agede | |
imperative plural | ageth, age | — | |
participles | agynge, agende | aged, yaged |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “āǧen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-19.
Old English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Variant of Old English ongēan (“again, eft, back”).
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
aġēn
- against, contra
- Se þe nis aġēn ēow, se is for ēow.
- Who is not against you, is for you.
- Þīn brōðor hæfþ ǣnig þing aġēn þē.
- Thy brother hath ought against thee.
Adverb edit
aġēn
- again, anew
- Þe þē slihþ on þīn gewenge, wend ōðer aġēn.
- Who strikes thee on thine cheek, offer also the other.
- Þā wende hē on scype aġēn.
- Then he went into the ship again.
Prefix edit
aġēn
Derived terms edit
- aġēnbewendan (“to return”)
- aġēncuman (“to come back”)
- aġēnġecyrran (“to turn again, recur”)
- aġēnġehweorfan (“to change again, return”)
- agēnhwyrfan (“to turn again, return (agen-whirl)”)
- aġēniernan (“to run against, meet”)
- aġēnlǣdan (“to lead back”)
- aġēnsendan (“to send back”)
- aġēnstandan (“to stand against, urge, insist upon”)
- aġēnyrnan (“to run into, meet with, meet”)
Etymology 2 edit
Literally ‘owned’: originally the past participle of āgan. Corresponding to Old Dutch eigan (Dutch eigen), Old High German eigan (German eigen), Old Norse eiginn (Swedish egen).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
āgen
- own
- Godes āgen bearn. ― God’s own child. (Cædmon’s Metrical Paraphrase)
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "On Auguries"
- Þas twa gesceafta habbað gesceadwisnysse and ælc man hæfð agenne freodom...
- These two creations possess reason, and every man hath his own freedom...
Declension edit
- Note that а̄gen is almost always declined strong.
Declension of āgen — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | āgen | āgenu, āgnu, āgeno, āgno | āgen |
Accusative | āgenne | āgene, āgne | āgen |
Genitive | āgenes, āgnes | āgenre | āgenes, āgnes |
Dative | āgenum, āgnum | āgenre | āgenum, āgnum |
Instrumental | āgene, āgne | āgenre | āgene, āgne |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | āgene, āgne | āgena, āgna, āgene, āgne | āgenu, āgnu, āgeno, āgno |
Accusative | āgene, āgne | āgena, āgna, āgene, āgne | āgenu, āgnu, āgeno, āgno |
Genitive | āgenra | āgenra | āgenra |
Dative | āgenum, āgnum | āgenum, āgnum | āgenum, āgnum |
Instrumental | āgenum, āgnum | āgenum, āgnum | āgenum, āgnum |
Declension of āgen — Weak
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Noun edit
agen n (nominative plural āgen)
- property, house
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Agnes, Virgin"
- se fæder and seo modor mid mycelre blysse gelæhton hyre lic and gelæddon to heora agenum,...
- Her father and her mother, with great joy, took her body, and brought it to their own house,...
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Agnes, Virgin"
Scots edit
Adverb edit
agen (not comparable)
- Alternative form of again
References edit
- “agen, adv., prep., conj.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Spanish edit
Verb edit
agen
Swedish edit
Noun edit
agen
Anagrams edit
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From gagen (“cleft, slit”)
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈaɡɛn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈa(ː)ɡɛn/
Noun edit
agen f (plural agennau)
Derived terms edit
- agendor (“chasm, gulf”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
agen | unchanged | unchanged | hagen |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “agen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies