berain en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English berainen, bireinen, equivalent to be- + rain. Cognate with Dutch beregenen (“to shower”), German beregnen (“to irrigate”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To rain upon; wet with rain; moisten.
Till at the last, recovering his voice, Supping the tears that all his breast berained, [...]
2005, Gordon Braden, Sixteenth-century poetry: an annotated anthology - Page 132:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| berains | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| berained | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| berained | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| beraining | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |