wain

Meaning

Noun

A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.

Verb

To carry.

Verb

Misspelling of wane.

Synonyms

cart

auto

automobile

car

🚗

chariot

Great Bear

instrument

jamjar

motorcar

motor car

motor-car

motor vehicle

private car

single-minded

tram

🚊

vehicular

voice mail

waggon

wagon

Charles’s Wain

Wain

auto mechanic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/weɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English wayn, from Old English wæġn, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from *weǵʰ- (“to bring, transport”). Doublet of wagon, borrowed from Middle Dutch.
Cognates
Cognate with West Frisian wein, Dutch wagen, German Wagen, Danish vogn, Norwegian vogn, Swedish vagn. Doublet of wagon, a borrowing from Dutch.