English

Etymology
OE. segnian|seġnian, from L. signare.

Pronunciation
IPA|/seɪn/
:rhymes|eɪn

Verb
en-verb

1. context|transitive|archaic To make the sign of the cross on or over something or someone.
2. context|intransitive|obsolete|_|except in Scots To make the sign of the cross.
3. context|transitive|archaic To bless, to keep from evil influence.

#:*1983: The child was sained then. Fir candles were lighted and whirled round the bed in which mother and infant lay. � Robert Nye, The Facts of Life

Finnish

Verb
sain

1. fi-form of|saada|typeverb|prfirst-person|plsingular|moodindicative|tense=past

Anagrams
anis#Finnish|anis
nais-
sian

French

Etymology
Compare Esperanto sana, Italian sano, Latin sanus, Spanish sano

Pronunciation
IPA|/s��/

Homophones
saint
sein

Adjective
fr-adj

1. healthy

Romansch

Etymology
L.|rm sinus. Compare French sein, Italian seno, Romanian sân, Spanish seno

Noun
infl|rm|noun|gender=m

1. breast i|of a woman

Related terms
l|rm|pèz

Scots

Verb
sain

1. To make the sign of the cross.

Category:Scots verbs

de:sain
fr:sain
gl:sain
io:sain
id:sain
vi:sain

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