Sain
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To make the sign of the cross on or over something or someone.
- To make the sign of the cross.
- To bless, to keep from evil influence.
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- 1983: The child was sained then. Fir candles were lighted and whirled round the bed in which mother and infant lay. — Robert Nye, The Facts of Life
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Verb
sain
Etymology
Compare Esperanto sana, Italian sano, Latin sanus, Spanish sano
Etymology
sinus. Compare French sein, Italian seno, Romanian sân, Spanish seno