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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Germanic *in Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *ganganąder.? Proto-Germanic *gagin Proto-Germanic *in gagin Proto-West Germanic *in gagin Old English onġēan Middle English agayn English again From Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan (“against, again”), from Proto-West Germanic *in gagin, from Proto-Germanic *in gagin. Cognate with German entgegen (“contrary to”), North Frisian ijen (“against”), Danish igen (“again”), Swedish igen (“again”), and Norwegian Bokmål igjen (“again”), and Icelandic í gegnum (“through”). By surface analysis, on- + gain (“against”).

inherited from *in gagin✻
inherited from *in gagin✻
inherited from onġēan
inherited from agayn

Definitions

1
Another time
Another time: indicating a repeat of an action.
- I enjoyed it so much I went again the next day.
- He tangled in tree-tops again and again / And barely missed hitting a tri-motored plane.
- Johnny said, “Devil, just come on back if you ever want to try again / I done told you once, you son of a bitch, I’m the best that’s ever been.”
2
Back (to a former place or state).
- We need to bring the old customs to life again.
- The South will rise again.
3
Over and above a factor of one.
- This stick is quite long, but that other one is half as long again.
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1. 4
  Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the…
  Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion.
  - Great, thanks again!
2. 5
  Back in the reverse direction, or to an original starting point.
  - Bring us word again.
  - And after they were warned in ther slepe, that they shulde not go ageyne to Herod, they retourned into ther awne countre another way.
3. 6
  In return, as a reciprocal action
  In return, as a reciprocal action; back.
  - So women are never angrie, but to the end a man should againe be angrie with them, therein imitating the lawes of Love.
  - Thus men are plagued with women, they again with men, when they are of diverse humours and conditions[…].
  - As he lies in the light before a glaring white target, the black upon him shines again[…].
4. 7
  In any other place.
  - There is not, in the world again, such a spring and seminary of brave military people as in England, Scotland, and Ireland.
5. 8
  On the other hand.
  - The one is my sovereign[…]the other again is my kinsman.
6. 9
  Moreover
  Moreover; besides; further.
  - Again, it is of great consequence to avoid, etc.
7. 10
  Against.
  - And here begynneth the treson of Kynge Marke that he ordayned agayne Sir Trystram.
  - Ah'd like to wahrn (warn) thi agaan 'evvin owt to dew wi' that chap.
  - You may think you are all on the same side, agin the government.

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Derived

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for again. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.