Wain vs Sain - What's the difference?
wain | sain |
(archaic, or, literary) A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.
(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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As verbs the difference between wain and sain
is that wain is misspelling of lang=en while sain is to make the sign of the cross on or over something or someone.As a noun wain
is a wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.wain
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) . Cognate with West Frisian wein, Dutch wagen, German Wagen, Danish/Norwegian vogn, Swedish vagn. Compare the doublet (wagon).Noun
(en noun)- "The Hay Wain " is a famous painting by John Constable.
Quotations
* (English Citations of "wain")Etymology 2
Verb
(en verb)- As the auto industry is waining away, the city is looking for something new. [http://www.modeldmedia.com/inthenews/urbanfarm15108.aspx]
Anagrams
* ----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.
