HAIN


Meaning of HAIN in English

I. ˈ(h)ān transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English hanen, haynen, from Old Norse hegna to enclose; akin to Middle Low German hegenen to enclose, Middle High German heinen to enclose, Old High German hagan thornbush, Old Norse hagi enclosed pasture — more at hag

dialect Britain

1. : to fence or enclose (a tract of land) for grass

2. : to put aside : save , spare

II. transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English heyen, heynen to raise, from Old English hēan, from hēah high — more at high

dialect England : to cause (a price or fee) to be increased : raise

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