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hain

verb

Etymology

From earlier hayne, from Middle English *haynen, *heynen, from Old Norse hegna (“to protect; defend”), from Proto-Germanic *haginjaną (“to hedge”), equivalent to hedge + -en. Cognate with Icelandic hegna (“to fence; confine; punish”), Swedish hägna (“to fence off; enclose; protect”), Danish hegne (“to enclose; fence in”). Related to hedge. The noun is from Middle English heyn.

  1. inherited from heyn
  2. derived from *haginjaną✻
  3. derived from hegna
  4. inherited from *haynen✻

Definitions

  1. To hedge or fence in

    To hedge or fence in; enclose; protect by hedging.

  2. To save

    To save; spare; refrain from using or spending.

  3. To be thrifty

    To be thrifty; be economical.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An enclosure

      An enclosure; a park

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA