adj
Meaning 1
Ready; willing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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Standard Lemma guide
bain
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CMU ARPABET: B EY1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Direct; near; short; gain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
Examples
- That is the bainest way.
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adj
Meaning 3
Limber; pliant; flexible.
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Usage: dialectal
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adv
Meaning 4
Readily; willingly.
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Usage: dialectal
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adv
Meaning 5
Nearby; at hand.
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Usage: dialectal
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name
Meaning 6
A surname.
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name
Meaning 7
A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.
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name
Meaning 8
A river in Lincolnshire, England, which flows south to the River Witham.
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name
Meaning 9
A short river in North Yorkshire, England, which joins the River Ure near Bainbridge.
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noun
Meaning 10
A bath.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
Etymology
From Middle English bain, bayne, bayn, beyn (“direct, prompt”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”).
* As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic bàn (“white, fair”), also found in McBain. * As an English surname, from Old English ban (“bone”). Also from bayn (“hospitable”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight”). * As a French surname, from Old French bain (“bath”), from Latin balneum. * As a German surname, spelling variant of Behn.
From Middle English bayne~baine, from Old French bain, from Latin baneum, variant of balneum. Doublet of bagnio, balaneion, and banya.