rein

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Anglo-Norman redne, from Old French resne (modern rêne), from Vulgar Latin *retina, from Latin retinere ‘retain’, from re- + tenere.

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Singular
rein

Plural
reins

rein (plural reins)

  1. A strap or rope attached to the bridle or bit, used to control a horse or other animal.

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Infinitive
to rein

Third person singular
reins

Simple past
reined

Past participle
reined

Present participle
reining

to rein (third-person singular simple present reins, present participle reining, simple past and past participle reined)

  1. to direct or stop a horse by using reins
  2. (usually "rein in") to stop or restrain a horse. Also used figuratively
    President’s Budget: A Solid Step To Rein in Spending

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rein

  1. (formal) clean, spotless
  2. pure, sheer

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rein

  1. Instructive plural form of reki.

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Latin ren.

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rein m. (plural reins)

  1. (anatomy) kidney
  2. (in plural) small of the back, waist

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Old High German reini, from Germanic *hrai-ni-, a suffixed form of Indo-European *(s)keri-. Cognate with Old Saxon hreni (Dutch rein), Old Norse hreinn (Swedish ren); and with Ancient Greek χρίνειν, Old Irish criathar. More remotely related to English riddle ‘sieve’.

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  • IPA: /ʀaɪn/

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rein (comparative reiner, superlative am reinsten)

  1. pure, clear, plain

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rein f. (genitive singular reinar, plural reinar)

  1. a strip (of land)

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rein

  1. Rain

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rein

  1. rain