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bain.

Ready; willing.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/beɪn/
  1. Ready; willing.

    dialectal
  2. Direct; near; short; gain.

    dialectal
    That is the bainest way.
  3. Limber; pliant; flexible.

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bain, bayne, bayn, beyn (“direct, prompt”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”).

adv/beɪn/
  1. Readily; willingly.

    dialectal
  2. Nearby; at hand.

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bain, bayne, bayn, beyn (“direct, prompt”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”).

noun/beɪn/
  1. A bath.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bayne~baine, from Old French bain, from Latin baneum, variant of balneum. Doublet of bagnio, balaneion, and banya.

verb/beɪn/
  1. To bathe.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bayne~baine, from Old French bain, from Latin baneum, variant of balneum. Doublet of bagnio, balaneion, and banya.

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