"reremayne" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: reremaynes [plural]
Etymology: Probably from Anglo-Norman reremein, variant of areremein, from arere (“back, backwards”) + main (“hand”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|reremein}} Anglo-Norman reremein Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} reremayne, {{enm-noun}} reremayne (plural reremaynes)
  1. A blow with the back of the hand.
    Sense id: en-reremayne-enm-noun-QoRMfeAC Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Alternative forms

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