"reyn" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ræi̯n/, /reːn/ Forms: reynes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English reġn, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|rain}}, {{inh|enm|ang|reġn}} Old English reġn, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*regn}} Proto-West Germanic *regn, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*regną}} Proto-Germanic *regną Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} reyn, {{enm-noun|reynes}} reyn (plural reynes)
  1. rain (water falling from a cloud)
    Sense id: en-reyn-enm-noun-ouzva32I Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 15 23 9 25
  2. A shower; an instance of rain.
    Sense id: en-reyn-enm-noun-2wQClzqz Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 15 23 9 25
  3. (by extension) Anything falling from the sky. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-reyn-enm-noun-7bzYdRtH Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 15 23 9 25
  4. (by extension, rare) A surge of water. Tags: broadly, rare
    Sense id: en-reyn-enm-noun-8o7ZAhYU Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 15 23 9 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Weather Synonyms: rain, rayn, rein, reine, reigne, ren, ræin, reȝȝn [Early-Middle-English], rayne Related terms: reynbowe, reynen, reyny
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of Weather: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ræi̯n/, /rɛːn/ Forms: reynes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse rein, from Proto-Germanic *rainō. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|boundary}}, {{bor+|enm|non|rein}} Borrowed from Old Norse rein, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*rainō}} Proto-Germanic *rainō Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} reyn, {{enm-noun|reynes}} reyn (plural reynes)
  1. A furrow or drain.
    Sense id: en-reyn-enm-noun-L-Z38cHm
  2. A barrier or boundary.
    Sense id: en-reyn-enm-noun-bDLv-pSu Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 15 23 9 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Weather Synonyms: rayne, rene
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of Weather: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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