Again
Again (?; 277) , adverb
[Old English agein, agayn, Anglo-Saxon ongegn, ongeán, against, again; on + geán, akin to German gegewn against, Icelandic gegn. Compare Gainsay.]
1.
In return, back; as, bring us word again.
2.
Another time; once more; anew.
If a man die, shall he live again?
3.
Once repeated; -- of quantity; as, as large again, half as much again.
4.
In any other place. [Archaic] — Bacon
5.
On the other hand.
The one is my sovereign... the other again is my kinsman.
6.
Moreover; besides; further.
Again, it is of great consequence to avoid, etc.
Collocations (3)
Again and again , more than once; often; repeatedly.
Now and again , now and then; occasionally.
To and again , to and fro. [Obsolete] — De Foe
Again was formerly used in many verbal combinations, as, again-witness, to witness against; again-ride, to ride against; again-come, to come against, to encounter; again-bring, to bring back, etc.
Again ({not transcribed}) , preposition
Against; also, towards (in order to meet). [Obsolete]
Albeit that it is again his kind.
Also: Agains