wayn
English
Noun
wayn (plural wayns)
- Obsolete form of wain.
- Obsolete form of vein.
Adjective
wayn (comparative more wayn, superlative most wayn)
- Obsolete form of vain.
Anagrams
- YNWA, Yawn, awny, wany, yawn
Kom (Cameroon)
Noun
wayn (plural woyn)
- child, infant
References
- Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English wæġn, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos.
Alternative forms
- wain, wein, weyne, weine, wayne, wayen, wene, wen, waȝȝn, waynne, wane
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɛi̯n/
- (from Old English wǣn) IPA(key): /wɛːn/
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
Noun
wayn (plural waynes)
- wain, wagon, cart
- A war chariot
- A plough or harvester
- Ursa Major or Ursa Minor
Related terms
- Charlewayn
- crowdewayn
- waynen
Descendants
- English: wain
- Scots: wain, wayn, wane
References
- “wain, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old Northern French waigne, from Vulgar Latin *wadaniō, from Frankish *waiþanjan, from Proto-Germanic *waiþanjaną. Compare gayn.
Alternative forms
- wayne
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɛi̯n(ə)/
Noun
wayn
- benefit, gain
- loot, plunder
Descendants
- English: wain
References
- “wain, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.
Somali
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic *wayn-.
Adjective
wayn
- big, large
References
- Puglielli, Annarita; Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012), “wayn”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga, Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN