wainen

Middle English

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Anglo-Norman wainer, a variant of Old French gaigner (“to win; to make money”); or an extension of waynen (“to carry in a wagon”).

Verb

wainen (third-person singular simple present waineth, present participle wainende, simple past and past participle wained)

(uncertain) to obtain

References

“wainen, v.(3).” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Verb

wainen (third-person singular simple present waineth, present participle wainende, simple past and past participle wained)

Alternative form of waynen (“to carry in a wagon”)

Verb

wainen (third-person singular simple present waineth, present participle wainende, simple past and past participle wained)

Alternative form of waynen (“to go, depart”)

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