ageym

• agyen (Geordie)
• aginst (Northern English, dialectal)
• agin (dialectal)

From Old English ongegn (“towards, opposite, against”), equivalent to a- +‎ gyem (dialectal phonological development of "again/again’st"). Preserved in Northern English and Geordie dialects as agyem, reflecting regional vowel shifts and consonant changes.^[1]

• (Geordie) IPA^(key): /əˈjɛm/
• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /əˈɡɛm/
• Hyphenation: a‧gyem

ageym

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

   Synonyms: against, versus, opposition

   • 1972, SCOTT DOBSON, Aald Geordie's Almanack:

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

• for
• with

• opposite
• contrary to
• anti-

• agin (Scots)
• against
• opposite

• Scott Dobson, Dick Irwin, “ageym”, in Newcastle 1970s: Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group‎^[1], archived from the original on 5 September 2024.