sain

See also säin

English

Etymology

Old English seġnian, from Latin signō.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /seɪn/
• Rhymes: -eɪn

Verb

sain (third-person singular simple present sains, present participle saining, simple past and past participle sained)

1. (transitive, archaic) To make the sign of the cross on or over something or someone.
2. (intransitive, obsolete except in Scots) To make the sign of the cross.
3. (transitive, archaic) To bless, to keep from evil influence.

   1983, The child was sained then. Fir candles were lighted and whirled round the bed in which mother and infant lay. — Robert Nye, The Facts of Life

Anagrams

• anis, ANSI, ASIN, Isan, Sina

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Finnish

Verb

sain

1. First-person singular indicative past form of saada.

Anagrams

• anis, nais, sian

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French

Etymology

Old French, from Latin sanus

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /sɛ̃/
• Homophones: sains, saint, saints, sein, seins
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Adjective

sain m (feminine saine, masculine plural sains, feminine plural saines)

1. healthy; in good health

Anagrams

• anis, nais, nias

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Old French

Etymology

Latin sanus

Adjective

sain m (feminine saine)

1. healthy; in good health

Descendants

• French: sain

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Sursilvan) sein
• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) sagn

Etymology

From Latin sinus (compare French sein, Italian seno, Romanian sân, Spanish seno).

Noun

sain m

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, anatomy) breast (of a woman)

Related terms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) pèz
• (Sutsilvan) péz
• (Puter, Vallader) pet

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Scots

Verb

tae sain

1. To make the sign of the cross, to genuflect