sain

Senso (Inglese)

1. (archaic, transitive) To make the sign of the cross on or over something or someone.
2. (intransitive) To make the sign of the cross.
3. (archaic, transitive) To bless, to keep from evil influence.

Concetti

guarire

risanare

sinonimi

bless

heal

secure

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/seɪn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: sainen

Ereditato da inglese antico: sēnian

Affine olandese: zegenen

Affine tedesco: segnen

Affine irlandese: séan

Affine gaelico scozzese: seun

In summary

From Middle English sainen, seinen, senen, sinen, signen, from Old English sēnian, seġnian, from Proto-Germanic *segnōną (“to mark with a cross, bless”), from Latin signō, from signum. Cognate with Dutch zegenen (“to bless”), German segnen (“to bless”), Irish séan (“sign, omen”) and Scottish Gaelic seun (“a charm”).