wain

See also Wäin

English

Etymology 1

Old English wæġn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Cognate with Danish/Norwegian vogn, Dutch wagen, German Wagen, Frisian wein, Swedish vagn. Compare wagon.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /weɪn/

Noun

An oil painting of a hay wain by John Constable

wain (plural wains)

1. (archaic or literary) A wagon; A four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.

   "The Hay Wain" is a famous painting by John Constable.

2. (paganism) A chariot used by the gods and goddesses or a symbolic cart used in rituals and shrines in Heathenry.

   Behind the Mother's wain we must travel. (Thunorwine)

Quotations

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

Related terms

• Charles' Wain
• wainwright

Translations

A wagon; A four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen

Irish: féan (ga) m., vaigín (ga) m. Italian: carro (it) m.

Russian: повозка (ru) f., телега (ru) f.

A chariot used by the gods and goddesses or a symbolic cart used in rituals and shrines in Heathenry

Italian: biga (it) f., cocchio (it) m.

Russian: колесница (ru) f.

Etymology 2

Verb

wain (third-person singular simple present wains, present participle waining, simple past and past participle wained)

1. Common misspelling of wane.

   "As the auto industry is waining away, the city is looking for something new." [1]

Anagrams

• iwan

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Japanese

Noun

wain (hiragana わいん)

1. ワイン: wine