sain
/seɪn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "Saining is the grand protection against them; a Shetlander always sains himself when passing by their hills."
- "Sain usǃ Sain us, oh Godǃ."
- "Far from my speech stands he who sains and saves."
- "The child was sained then. Fir candles were lighted and whirled round the bed in which mother and infant lay."
Etymology
From Middle English sainen, seinen, senen, sinen, signen, from Old English sēnian, seġnian, from Proto-Germanic *segnōną (“to mark with a cross, bless”), from Latin signō, from signum. Cognate with Dutch zegenen (“to bless”), German segnen (“to bless”), Irish séan (“sign, omen”) and Scottish Gaelic seun (“a charm”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sainen, sēnian, *segnōną, signō
Usage
Inflected Forms
sains (present, singular)
saining (participle, present)
sained (participle, past)
sained (past)
Sains (plural)