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hain en · NOUN

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.

Meanings

1. (Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, obsolete) An enclosure; a park

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
hane		alternative	lexicographic
hains	Number=Plur		lexicographic

hain en · 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.

Meanings

1. (Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, transitive) To hedge or fence in; enclose; protect by hedging.
2. (Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, transitive) To save; spare; refrain from using or spending.
3. (Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, intransitive) To be thrifty; be economical.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
hained	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
hained	Tense=Past		lexicographic
hains	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
haining	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
hane		alternative	lexicographic