Sain - What does it mean?
sain | |
(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.
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sain
English
Verb
(en verb)- 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.