gayne

English

Etymology

See gain.

Verb

gayne (third-person singular simple present gaynes, present participle gayning, simple past and past participle gayned)

(obsolete) To gain; to avail.

References

“gayne”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Ganey, agyen, gynae

Middle English

Adjective

gayne

Alternative form of gayn (“direct, fast, good, helpful”)

Adverb

gayne

Alternative form of gayn (“quickly, near”)

Preposition

gayne

Alternative form of gain (“against”)

Verb

gayne

Alternative form of gaynen

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