Hereagain

/ˌhɪrəˈɡɛn/ adverb

Definition

Again in this place; once more, in this location or situation (archaic).

Etymology

Compound of here (Old English her) and again (from Old English ongean, meaning 'opposite' or 'back'). Medieval English speakers frequently compounded here, there, and where with other adverbs to create nuanced spatial or situational meanings.

Kelly Says

Middle English and Early Modern English loved these compound adverbs—'hereagain,' 'therewithal,' 'wheresoever'—creating a richer vocabulary for location and time that modern English mostly abandoned, though they persist in archaic or poetic texts.

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