Wain vs Waid - What's the difference?
wain | waid |
(archaic, or, literary) A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.
(obsolete) Oppressed with weight; crushed; weighed down.
As a noun wain
is wine.As an adjective waid is
(obsolete) oppressed with weight; crushed; weighed down.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
* ----waid
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- (Tusser)