sain

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make the sign of the cross on or over something or someone. archaic,transitive
    — Saining is the grand protection against them; a Shetlander always sains himself when passing by their hills.
  2. To make the sign of the cross. intransitive
  3. To bless, to keep from evil influence. archaic,transitive
    — Sain usǃ Sain us, oh Godǃ.

词形变化

sains present,singular,third-person saining participle,present sained participle,past sained past

词汇关系

衍生词
unsained

词源

From Middle English sainen, seinen, senen, sinen, signen, from Old English sēnian, seġnian, from Proto-Germanic *segnōną (“to mark with a cross, bless”), from Latin signō, from signum. Cognate with Dutch zegenen (“to bless”), German segnen (“to bless”), Irish séan (“sign, omen”) and Scottish Gaelic seun (“a charm”).
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