"vein" meaning in Middle English

See vein in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Old French vain, from Latin vānus (“empty”). The noun is derived from the adjective. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|vain}} Old French vain, {{der|enm|la|vānus||empty}} Latin vānus (“empty”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} vein, {{enm-adj}} vein
  1. vain (worthless, useless)
    Sense id: en-vein-enm-adj-ne8Ai7lC
  2. vain (futile, ineffectual)
    Sense id: en-vein-enm-adj-Lr372aWu
  3. unfounded, false, misleading
    Sense id: en-vein-enm-adj-iPGXpcsT
  4. (of a person, the heart, the mind, etc.) foolish, gullible Tags: usually
    Sense id: en-vein-enm-adj-Q~AucJXf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: veine, veigne, veiin, veiine, ven, vain, vaine, wein, wain, waine
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb||||{{{2}}}|head=}} vein, {{enm-adv}} vein
  1. Alternative form of fain Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fain
    Sense id: en-vein-enm-adv-45KWrWt0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Etymology: From Old French vain, from Latin vānus (“empty”). The noun is derived from the adjective. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|vain}} Old French vain, {{der|enm|la|vānus||empty}} Latin vānus (“empty”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} vein, {{enm-noun|-}} vein (uncountable)
  1. something that is worthless or futile Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-vein-enm-noun-gsqOd6w4
  2. idleness, triviality Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-vein-enm-noun-eWF4aDhq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: weine, wan, wane [Northern], feinne [Southwestern]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: veines [plural]
Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} vein, {{enm-noun|veines}} vein (plural veines)
  1. Alternative form of veine (“vein”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: veine (extra: vein)
    Sense id: en-vein-enm-noun-nPL2tkOD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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