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hain.

To hedge or fence in; enclose; protect by hedging.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To hedge or fence in; enclose; protect by hedging.

    Northern-England · Scotland · dialectal · transitive
  2. To save; spare; refrain from using or spending.

    Northern-England · Scotland · dialectal · transitive
  3. To be thrifty; be economical.

    Northern-England · Scotland · dialectal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

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.

noun
  1. An enclosure; a park

    Northern-England · Scotland · dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

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