- regnian
- wv/t2 1. to rain, cause rain to fall; 2. see rénian
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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Rain — Rain, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rained} (r[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Raining}.] [AS. regnian, akin to G. regnen, Goth. rignjan. See {Rain}, n.] 1. To fall in drops from the clouds, as water; used mostly with it for a nominative; as, it rains. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rained — Rain Rain, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rained} (r[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Raining}.] [AS. regnian, akin to G. regnen, Goth. rignjan. See {Rain}, n.] 1. To fall in drops from the clouds, as water; used mostly with it for a nominative; as, it rains.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Raining — Rain Rain, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rained} (r[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Raining}.] [AS. regnian, akin to G. regnen, Goth. rignjan. See {Rain}, n.] 1. To fall in drops from the clouds, as water; used mostly with it for a nominative; as, it rains.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rain — rainless, adj. rainlessness, n. /rayn/, n. 1. water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 in. (0.5 mm) in diameter. Cf. drizzle (def. 6). 2. a rainfall, rainstorm, or shower: We had… … Universalium
rénian — 1 wv/t2 to prepare; gerénian arrange, set in order, dispose, regulate, mend, set (trap); gerénian adorn; gerénian tó bismere humiliate, degrade; [regnian; Goth raginón] … Old to modern English dictionary
searu — n ( wes/ ) device, design, contrivance, art, work of art, cunning device; 1. in the following glosses it is uncertain whether the word is used with a good or with a bad meaning; 2. in a bad sense, craft, artifice, wile, deceit, stratagem, ambush … Old to modern English dictionary
rain — {{11}}rain (n.) O.E. regn, from P.Gmc. *regna (Cf. O.S. regan, O.N. regn, O.Fris. rein, M.Du. reghen, Ger. regen, Goth. rign rain ), with no certain cognates outside Germanic, unless it is from a presumed PIE *reg moist, wet, which may be the… … Etymology dictionary
rain — noun 1》 the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops. ↘(rains) falls of rain. 2》 a large quantity of things falling or descending: a rain of blows. verb 1》 (it rains, it is raining, etc.) rain falls. 2》 (be… … English new terms dictionary
rain — [[t]reɪn[/t]] n. 1) mer water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops 2) mer a rainfall, rainstorm, or shower 3) mer rains, the rainy season; seasonal rainfall 4) mer weather marked by steady or… … From formal English to slang
rain — n. & v. n. 1 a the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops. b the fall of such drops. 2 (in pl.) a rainfalls. b (prec. by the) the rainy season in tropical countries. 3 a falling liquid or solid particles or objects … Useful english dictionary
