Ayenst

/əˈjɛnst/ preposition

Against; in opposition to—an archaic or dialectal form of 'against.'

From Old English 'ongean' with the addition of '-st' (possibly a superlative or emphatic suffix), creating a variant of 'against' used in Middle English.

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