Meaning

1 senses

  1. (rare)To carry.

Origin

From Middle English wayn, from Old English wæġn, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn, from Prot

From Middle English wayn, from Old English wæġn, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from *weǵʰ- (“to bring, transport”). Doublet of wagon, borrowed from Middle Dutch.

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Forms

wains, waining, wained, wained
Base formwain · to wain
3rd person singularwains
Present participlewaining
Past simplewained
Past participlewained

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywain
he, she, itwains

Past simpleLesson

all personswained

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave wained
he, she, ithas wained

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill wain

Word family

1 related words
Derivedwainable

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
wagonB1wailwaistB2waistbandwaistcoatB2waistline
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