English

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.

   Sain usǃ Sain us, oh Godǃ.‎

   • 1983, Robert Nye, The Facts of Life:

     The child was sained then. Fir candles were lighted and whirled round the bed in which mother and infant lay.

Anagrams

• anis, ANSI, ASIN, Isan, Sina

References

1. ↑ “sain” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
2. ↑ “sain” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.

Estonian

Verb

sain

1. First-person singular past form of saama.

Finnish

Verb

sain

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

Anagrams

• anis, nais, sian

French

Etymology

From Old French sain, from Latin sānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛ̃/
• Homophones: sains, saint, saints, sein, seins
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Adjective

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

1. healthy; in good health
2. healthful; beneficial to health of body or mind.

Anagrams

• anis, nais, nias

Middle English

Verb

sain

1. Alternative form of seien

Old French

Etymology

From Latin sānus.

Adjective

sain m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular saine)

1. healthy; in good health

Descendants

• French: sain

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin suīnus.

Noun

sain n ‎(plural sainuri)

1. (archaic) pork meat

See also

• porc
• carne

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

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English (whence also English sain), from Old English, from Latin. Cognate to Scottish Gaelic seun ‎(“a charm”).

Verb

sain

1. to bless or consecrate
2. to make the sign of the cross, to genuflect

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sai̯n/

Noun

sain f (plural seiniau)

1. sound

Derived terms

• atsain ‎(“echo”)
• cytsain ‎(“consonant”)
• deusain ‎(“diphthong”)
• persain ‎(“symphony”)

Mutation