rein

nl-adj

rein (comparative reiner, superlative reinst)

reiner (comparative)
reinst (superlative)
rein (adverbial positive predicative)
reiner (adverbial comparative predicative)
het reinst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het reinste (adverbial predicative superlative)
reine (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
reinere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
reinste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
rein (indefinite neuter positive singular)
reiner (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
reinste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
reine (indefinite plural positive)
reinere (comparative indefinite plural)
reinste (indefinite plural superlative)
reine (definite positive)
reinere (comparative definite)
reinste (definite superlative)
reins (partitive positive)
reiners (comparative partitive)

Afrikaans: rein

Negerhollands: rein

From Middle Dutch reine, from Old Dutch reini, from Proto-West Germanic *hrainī, from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.


rein

A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child.

The government is attempting to keep a rein on rising prices.

Let their eyes rove without rein.

1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:

(figurative) An instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing.

From Middle English rein, reyne, from Anglo-Norman reyne, resne, from Early Medieval Latin retina, ultimately from Classical Latin retineō (“hold back”), from re- + teneō (“keep, hold”). Compare modern French rêne.
Displaced native Old English brīdel (“bridle, rein”), Old English wealdleþer, ġewealdleþer (“rein, bridle”, literally “control strap”), Old English sāl (“cord, rein”), Old English tyġel (“rein”), and Old English lādtēah, lāttēh (“leash, rein”).


rein

He mounts and reins his horse.

[1611?], Homer, “(please specify |book=I to XXIV)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets, […], new edition, volume (please specify the book number), London: Charles Knight and Co., […], 1843, →OCLC:

(transitive) To direct or stop a horse by using reins.

Being once chafed, he cannot / Be reined again to temperance.

c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:

After an interval that he judged to have lasted twenty minutes, the bed began to shake with poorly reined sobs.

2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:

(transitive) To restrain; to control; to check.

She worked each horse at a walk, trot, and then a canter. The horses reined well and executed stops quickly.

2011, Marie Claire Peck, Rocking Horse Ranch, page 40:

(intransitive) To obey directions given with the reins.

en-verb

rein (third-person singular simple present reins, present participle reining, simple past and past participle reined)

reins (present singular third-person)
reining (participle present)
reined (participle past)
reined (past)


rein

a man subject to these like imaginations[…]hath often the stone imaginarily, before he have it in his reines[…].

1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Lamentations 3:13:

(now rare, archaic, chiefly in plural) A kidney.

My reins rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 23:16:

I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 2:23:

The inward impulses; the affections and passions, formerly supposed to be located in the area of the kidneys.

From Anglo-Norman reines, Middle French reins, and their source, Latin rēnēs. Doublet of ren.


rein

(in the plural) small of the back, waist

Inherited from Middle French rein, from Old French rein, from the plural reins, from Latin rēnes < rēn, from Proto-Italic *hrēn, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰren- (“an internal part of the body”).


rein

Natürlich ist eine Weltmeisterschaft kein reines Sportevent mehr, sie ist sicher auch ein bisschen Welt- und Entwicklungspolitik.

2010, Der Spiegel, number 24/2010, page 131:

Of course, a world championship is no longer a pure sports event, it surely is also a bit of world and development politics.

de-adj

rein (strong nominative masculine singular reiner, comparative reiner, superlative am reinsten)

reiner (masculine nominative singular strong)
reiner (comparative)
am reinsten (superlative)
rein (masculine predicative singular)
rein (feminine predicative singular)
rein (neuter predicative singular)
rein (plural predicative)
reiner (masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
reine (feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
reines (neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
reine (nominative plural strong without-article)
reinen (genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
reiner (feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
reinen (genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
reiner (genitive plural strong without-article)
reinem (dative masculine singular strong without-article)
reiner (dative feminine singular strong without-article)
reinem (dative neuter singular strong without-article)
reinen (dative plural strong without-article)
reinen (accusative masculine singular strong without-article)
reine (accusative feminine singular strong without-article)
reines (accusative neuter singular strong without-article)
reine (accusative plural strong without-article)
der reine (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die reine (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das reine (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die reinen (definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des reinen (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der reinen (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des reinen (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der reinen (definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem reinen (dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der reinen (dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem reinen (dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den reinen (dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den reinen (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die reine (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das reine (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die reinen (accusative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein reiner (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine reine (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein reines (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
reinen (indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine reinen (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines reinen (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer reinen (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines reinen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
reinen (genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner reinen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem reinen (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer reinen (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem reinen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
reinen (dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen reinen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen reinen (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine reine (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein reines (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
reinen (accusative indefinite mixed plural)
keine reinen (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
reiner (comparative masculine predicative singular)
reiner (comparative feminine predicative singular)
reiner (comparative neuter predicative singular)
reiner (comparative plural predicative)
reinerer (comparative masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
reinere (comparative feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
reineres (comparative neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
reinere (comparative nominative plural strong without-article)
reineren (comparative genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
reinerer (comparative feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
reineren (comparative genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
reinerer (comparative genitive plural strong without-article)
reinerem (comparative dative masculine singular strong without-article)
reinerer (comparative dative feminine singular strong without-article)
reinerem (comparative dative neuter singular strong without-article)
reineren (comparative dative plural strong without-article)
reineren (accusative comparative masculine singular strong without-article)
reinere (accusative comparative feminine singular strong without-article)
reineres (accusative comparative neuter singular strong without-article)
reinere (accusative comparative plural strong without-article)
der reinere (comparative definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die reinere (comparative definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das reinere (comparative definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die reineren (comparative definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des reineren (comparative definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der reineren (comparative definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des reineren (comparative definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der reineren (comparative definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem reineren (comparative dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der reineren (comparative dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem reineren (comparative dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den reineren (comparative dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den reineren (accusative comparative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die reinere (accusative comparative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das reinere (accusative comparative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die reineren (accusative comparative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein reinerer (comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine reinere (comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein reineres (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
reineren (comparative indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine reineren (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines reineren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer reineren (comparative feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines reineren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
reineren (comparative genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner reineren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem reineren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer reineren (comparative dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem reineren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
reineren (comparative dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen reineren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen reineren (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine reinere (accusative comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein reineres (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
reineren (accusative comparative indefinite mixed plural)
keine reineren (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
am reinsten (masculine predicative singular superlative)
am reinsten (feminine predicative singular superlative)
am reinsten (neuter predicative singular superlative)
am reinsten (plural predicative superlative)
reinster (masculine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
reinste (feminine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
reinstes (neuter nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
reinste (nominative plural strong superlative without-article)
reinsten (genitive masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
reinster (feminine genitive singular strong superlative without-article)
reinsten (genitive neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
reinster (genitive plural strong superlative without-article)
reinstem (dative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
reinster (dative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
reinstem (dative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
reinsten (dative plural strong superlative without-article)
reinsten (accusative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
reinste (accusative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
reinstes (accusative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
reinste (accusative plural strong superlative without-article)
der reinste (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular superlative weak)
die reinste (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular superlative weak)
das reinste (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular superlative weak)
die reinsten (definite includes-article nominative plural superlative weak)
des reinsten (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
der reinsten (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular superlative weak)
des reinsten (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
der reinsten (definite genitive includes-article plural superlative weak)
dem reinsten (dative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
der reinsten (dative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
dem reinsten (dative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
den reinsten (dative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
den reinsten (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
die reinste (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
das reinste (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
die reinsten (accusative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
ein reinster (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular superlative)
eine reinste (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular superlative)
ein reinstes (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular superlative)
reinsten (indefinite mixed nominative plural superlative)
keine reinsten (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural superlative)
eines reinsten (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
einer reinsten (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
eines reinsten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
reinsten (genitive indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keiner reinsten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
einem reinsten (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
einer reinsten (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
einem reinsten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
reinsten (dative indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keinen reinsten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
einen reinsten (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
eine reinste (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
ein reinstes (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
reinsten (accusative indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keine reinsten (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)

From Middle High German reine, from Old High German reini, from Proto-West Germanic *hrainī, from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz, from Proto-Indo-European *króy-n-is, from *krey- (“divide, sift”). Cognate with Old Saxon hreni, (Low German ren), Dutch rein, Old Norse hreinn (Swedish ren), Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “separate, decide, judge”), Old Irish criathar, English riddle (“sieve”).


rein

Unsere Beziehung ist rein platonisch.


rein

Er kommt jetzt rein.

Er geht rein zu den andern.

Contraction of herein (“in here”), or hinein (“in there”).


rein

is-noun

rein f (genitive singular reinar, nominative plural reinar)

reinar (genitive singular)
reinar (nominative plural)
rein (indefinite nominative singular)
reinin (definite nominative singular)
reinar (indefinite nominative plural)
reinarnar (definite nominative plural)
rein (accusative indefinite singular)
reinina (accusative definite singular)
reinar (accusative indefinite plural)
reinarnar (accusative definite plural)
rein (dative indefinite singular)
reininni (dative definite singular)
reinum (dative indefinite plural)
reinunum (dative definite plural)
reinar (genitive indefinite singular)
reinarinnar (definite genitive singular)
reina (genitive indefinite plural)
reinanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse rein, reina, from Proto-Germanic *rainō. Cognate with English rean, German Rain.


rein

head

rein f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

From Old Irish rígan (“queen”), from Proto-Celtic *rīganī. Cognate to Irish ríon, Scottish Gaelic rìghinn, rìbhinn, Welsh rhiain.


rein

French: rein


rein

From Old French rein, reins, from Latin rēn, rēnes.


rein

rein (neuter singular reint, definite singular and plural reine, comparative reinere, indefinite superlative reinest, definite superlative reineste)

reint (neuter singular)
reine (definite plural singular)
reinere (comparative)
reinest (indefinite superlative)
reineste (definite superlative)


rein

reinen (definite singular)
reiner (indefinite plural)
reinene (definite plural)


rein

rein (neuter singular reint, definite singular and plural reine, comparative reinare, indefinite superlative reinast, definite superlative reinaste)

reint (neuter singular)
reine (definite plural singular)
reinare (comparative)
reinast (indefinite superlative)
reinaste (definite superlative)


rein

[…] renna i Kapp med Reinen, um Raasi er tung og vaat: Dat maa ein Galning vera, som so vil fara aat.

To race against the reindeer, if the road is soggy and wet: It must be a madman who wants to act like that.

Rangifer tarandus
Rangifer tarandus#Translingual

reinen (definite singular)
reinar (indefinite plural)
reinane (definite plural)


rein

(in the plural, reins) small of the back, lower back

fro-noun

rein oblique singular, m (oblique plural reinz, nominative singular reinz, nominative plural rein)

rein oblique singular or (canonical masculine)
reinz (oblique plural)
reinz (nominative singular)
rein (nominative plural)

Middle French: rein
French: rein

Norman: rein

Walloon: rino, rno, rin

→ English: rein

First attested in the plural as reins, from Latin rēnes, plural of the almost unused rēn.


rein

rein oblique singular, f (oblique plural reinz, nominative singular rein, nominative plural reinz)

rein oblique singular or (canonical feminine)
reinz (oblique plural)
rein (nominative singular)
reinz (nominative plural)


rein

reins (nominative plural)
rein (nominative singular)
reins (nominative plural)
reina (genitive singular)
reinas (genitive plural)
reine (dative singular)
reines (dative plural)
reini (accusative singular)
reinis (accusative plural)
o rein! (singular vocative)
o reins! (plural vocative)
reinu (predicative singular)
reinus (plural predicative)


rein

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.