Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

berain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-rain
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To rain upon; wet with rain; moisten.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English berainen, bireinen, equivalent to be- + rain. Cognate with Dutch beregenen (“to shower”), German beregnen (“to irrigate”).

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Inflected Forms

berains (present, singular) beraining (participle, present) berained (participle, past) berained (past)

Questions

What does berain mean?
To rain upon; wet with rain; moisten.
Where does berain come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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