wainen
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Perhaps from Anglo-Norman wainer, a variant of Old French gaigner (“to win; to make money”); or an extension of waynen (“to carry in a wagon”).
Verb[edit]
wainen (third-person singular simple present waineth, present participle wainende, wainynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wained)
- (uncertain) to obtain
References[edit]
- “wainen, v.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
wainen (third-person singular simple present waineth, present participle wainende, wainynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wained)
- Alternative form of waynen (“to carry in a wagon”)
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
wainen (third-person singular simple present waineth, present participle wainende, wainynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wained)
- Alternative form of waynen (“to go, depart”)