Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raign

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: raign
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of rain.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Obsolete spelling of reign.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

verb

Obsolete spelling of rain.

Obsolete

verb

Obsolete spelling of reign.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…] though he could not in money and riches come to be like vnto other kinges (bicauſe the ſlaues and factors onely of the kinges Seleucus and Ptolomy, had more money then all the kings of Sparta had together that euer raigned) […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

raigns (plural) raigns (present, singular) raigning (participle, present) raigned (participle, past) raigned (past)

Questions

What does raign mean?: Obsolete spelling of rain.

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