"berain" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: berains [present, singular, third-person], beraining [participle, present], berained [participle, past], berained [past]
Etymology: From Middle English berainen, bireinen, equivalent to be- + rain. Cognate with Dutch beregenen (“to shower”), German beregnen (“to irrigate”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|berainen}} Middle English berainen, {{prefix|en|be|rain}} be- + rain, {{cog|nl|beregenen||to shower}} Dutch beregenen (“to shower”), {{cog|de|beregnen||to irrigate}} German beregnen (“to irrigate”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} berain (third-person singular simple present berains, present participle beraining, simple past and past participle berained)
  1. (transitive) To rain upon; wet with rain; moisten. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Rain
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