reyn

English

Noun

reyn (plural reyns)

1. Obsolete form of rain.
2. Obsolete form of rein.

References

• “reyn”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• NYer, Nery, yern

Icelandic

Verb

reyn

1. second-person singular active imperative of reyna

Middle English

Alternative forms

• rein, reine, reigne, ren, rayn, rayne

Etymology

From Old English reġn, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛi̯n/, /reːn/

Noun

reyn (plural reynes)

1. rain
   • 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Prioresses Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC, line 222:

     His salte teeris trikled doun as reyn.

     His salt tears trickled down like rain

Descendants

• English: rain
• Yola: rhyne, ryne

References

• “rein, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old Norse

Verb

reyn

1. second-person singular present active imperative of reyna