bain
bain · more bain · most bain
Ready; willingReady; willing.
/beɪn/
Meaning
3 senses(dialectal)Ready; willing.
(dialectal)Direct; near; short; gain.
That is the bainest way.
(dialectal)Limber; pliant; flexible.
Origin
From Middle English bain, bayne, bayn, beyn (“direct, prompt”), from Old Norse beinn (“strFrom Middle English bain, bayne, bayn, beyn (“direct, prompt”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”).
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Forms
more bain, most bainLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.