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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hain

/hˈeɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
hain
IPA
/hˈeɪn/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hedge or fence in; enclose; protect by hedging.

Transitive verb

verb

To save; spare; refrain from using or spending.

Transitive verb

verb

To be thrifty; be economical.

Intransitive verb

noun

An enclosure; a park

Obsolete

Etymology

From earlier hayne, from Middle English *haynen, *heynen, from Old Norse hegna (“to protect; defend”), from Proto-Germanic *haginjaną (“to hedge”), equivalent to hedge + -en. Cognate with Icelandic hegna (“to fence; confine; punish”), Swedish hägna (“to fence off; enclose; protect”), Danish hegne (“to enclose; fence in”). Related to hedge. The noun is from Middle English heyn.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hains (present, singular) haining (participle, present) hained (participle, past) hained (past) hane (alternative) hains (plural)

Homonyms

hayne hane heyne heyn

Rhymes With

main pain campaign train brain explain remain gain plane rain chain maintain

Questions

How do you pronounce hain?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈeɪn/.
What does hain mean?
To hedge or fence in; enclose; protect by hedging.
Where does hain come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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