"Cain" meaning in Old English

See Cain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”) Etymology templates: {{der|ang|he|קַיִן||craftsman|tr=Káyin}} Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”) Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=|sort=}} Cain m, {{ang-proper noun|m}} Cain m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|Cain|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|Cain|Cainas|Cain|Cainas|Caines|Caina|Caine|Cainum|num=sg|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], Cain [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Cain [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Caines [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Caine [dative, singular], - [dative, plural]
  1. (biblical) Cain, the brother of Abel and the first murderer Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Biblical characters

Inflected forms

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