wayn

Middle English

/wɛi̯n/, /wɛːn/, /ˈwɛi̯n(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • wain, wagon, cart
  • A war chariot
  • A plough or harvester
  • Ursa Major or Ursa Minor

Etymology

Inherited from Old English wæġn (wagon) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (wagon, cart) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos (primitive carriage, wagon).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*woǵʰnos

Gloss

primitive carriage, wagon

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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