wayn

English

Noun

wayn (plural wayns)

  1. Obsolete form of wain.
  2. Obsolete form of vein.

Adjective

wayn (comparative more wayn, superlative most wayn)

  1. Obsolete form of vain.

Anagrams

Kom (Cameroon)

Noun

wayn (plural woyn)

  1. child, infant

References

  • Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English wæġn, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wæi̯n/
  • (from Old English wǣn) IPA(key): /wɛːn/
  • Rhymes: -æi̯n

Noun

wayn (plural waynes)

  1. wain, wagon, cart
  2. A war chariot
  3. A plough or harvester
  4. Ursa Major or Ursa Minor
Descendants
  • English: wain
  • Scots: wain, wayn, wane
References

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Northern French waigne, from Vulgar Latin *wadaniō, from Frankish *waiþanjan, from Proto-Germanic *waiþanjaną. Compare gayn.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwæi̯n(ə)/

Noun

wayn

  1. benefit, gain
  2. loot, plunder
Descendants
References

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *wayn-.

Adjective

wayn

  1. big, large

References

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