sain
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
to bless.
Origin of sain
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How to use sain in a sentence
Mastering the situation he runs off to the smith's house, and sains the new mother and her babe.
The Science of Fairy Tales | Edwin Sidney HartlandHitherto M. de Talleyrand contemplated only Pont de Sains, a calamitous idea.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.2/3, 1836-1840 | Duchesse De DinoSaining is the grand protection against them; a Shetlander always sains himself when passing by their hills.
The Fairy Mythology | Thomas KeightleyShe sains herself, and the thief takes to flight so precipitately as to leave behind her a copper pan of a form never seen before.
The Fairy Mythology | Thomas KeightleySains aide et sans ordres, de manire que, dans tout ce qu'elle fait, elle doit aller en ttonnant et au hasard.
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain. | William H. Prescott
British Dictionary definitions for sain
/ (seɪn) /
(tr) archaic to make the sign of the cross over so as to bless or protect from evil or sin
Origin of sain
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