Definitions For Hain

Pronoun

(interrogative) where

Synonyms

Noun

HAIN (plural HAINs) (obsolete, or, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) An enclosure; a park

Bikol Central

Verb

(transitive, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To hedge or fence in; inclose; protect by hedging (transitive, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To save; spare; refrain from using or spending (intransitive, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To be thrifty; be economical

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Etymology

From earlier hayne, from Middle English *haynen, *heynen, from , from , equivalent to hedge + en + is + hegna + + to fence; confine; punish, , . Related to . The noun is from Middle English heyn.