sain
English
/seɪn/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To make the sign of the cross on or over something or someone.
- (intransitive) To make the sign of the cross.
- (transitive) To bless, to keep from evil influence.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sainen inherited from Old English sēnian inherited from Proto-Germanic *segnōną (bless, mark with a cross) derived from Latin signō (mark, designate, imprint, stamp, I mark).
Origin
Latin
signō
Gloss
mark, designate, imprint, stamp, I mark
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- assigno Latin
- consigno Latin
- designo Latin
- insigno Latin
- insignāre Latin
- obsigno Latin
- signo, signāre, signō Latin
- signō Latin
- īnsignāre Latin
- Segner German
- einsegnen German
- segnen German
- zegenen Dutch, Flemish
- zegening Dutch, Flemish
- *segnōną Proto-Germanic
- segnian Old English
- sēnian Old English
- sainen Middle English
- feoilséantóir Irish
- séan Irish
- séanach Irish
- séanmhar Irish
- segenen Middle Dutch
- sén Old Irish
- mì-sheun Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- seun Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- shënoj Albanian
- seganon Old Dutch
- insignāre Medieval Latin