Stained vs Sained - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between stained and sained

is that stained is past tense of stain while sained is past tense of sain.

is having a stain.

(en adjective)

having a stain

coloured by adding a pigment

* stained glass

(head)

(stain)

* * *

(head)

(sain)

* * *

(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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