Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From te- +‎ gegin.

Preposition

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tegegnes

  1. opposite, of (+ genitive)
    slog imu tegegnes folmo crafto
    He struck him by the force of his hands (Heliand, verse 4874)

Adverb

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tegegnes

  1. opposite
    so cumid it imu eft tegegnes
    It comes against him again this way (Heliand, verse 1700)

Descendants

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  • Low German: tegen, tegens