Bain

//beɪn// adj, adv, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Ready; willing. dialectal
  2. 2
    Direct; near; short; gain. dialectal

    "That is the bainest way."

  3. 3
    Limber; pliant; flexible.
Adverb
  1. 1
    Readily; willingly. dialectal
  2. 2
    Nearby; at hand. dialectal
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.
  3. 3
    A river in Lincolnshire, England, which flows south to the River Witham.
  4. 4
    A short river in North Yorkshire, England, which joins the River Ure near Bainbridge.
Noun
  1. 1
    A bath. obsolete

    "THus was sir Tramtryst longe there wel cherysshed / with the kynge and the quene /[…]/ So vpon a daye / the quene and la beale Isoud made a bayne for syre Tramtryst / And whan he was in his bayne / the quene and Isoud her doughter romed vp & doune in the chamber / and there whyles Gouernail and Heles attendyd vpon Tramtryst"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English bain, bayne, bayn, beyn (“direct, prompt”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English bain, bayne, bayn, beyn (“direct, prompt”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”).

Etymology 3

From Middle English bayne~baine, from Old French bain, from Latin baneum, variant of balneum. Doublet of bagnio, balaneion, and banya.

Etymology 4

* As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic bàn (“white, fair”), also found in McBain. * As an English surname, from Old English ban (“bone”). Also from bayn (“hospitable”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight”). * As a French surname, from Old French bain (“bath”), from Latin balneum. * As a German surname, spelling variant of Behn.

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