As a verb sain
is to make the sign of the cross on or over something or someone.
As a noun sai is
a handheld weapon with three prongs, used in some Oriental martial arts.
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sain English
Verb
( en verb)
(archaic) To make the sign of the cross on or over something or someone.
To make the sign of the cross.
(archaic) To bless, to keep from evil influence.
- 1983 , Robert Nye, The Facts of Life :
- The child was sained then. Fir candles were lighted and whirled round the bed in which mother and infant lay.
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sai English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Noun
(sai)
A handheld weapon with three prongs, used in some Oriental martial arts.
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Etymology 2
Compare (etyl) sahi.
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