Saturday, December 26, 2020

Against again!

"Treade a worme on the tayle, and it must turne agayne."

I wonder why "agayne" is rendered "against" rather than "again" in modern English. The meaning is given as so: "Step on the tail of a worm, and it will turn against (you)."

But couldn't the meaning be as so:  "Step on the tail of a worm, and it will turn again (= twist and turn)."

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