Pained vs Sained - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between pained and sained

is that pained is past tense of pain while sained is past tense of sain.

is in pain, especially in an emotional sense.

(en adjective)

In pain, especially in an emotional sense.

(head)

(pain)

(head)

(sain)

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(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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