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.

Concepts

wain

cart

Great Bear

Charles’s Wain

waggon

vehicular

wagon

Wain

auto

auto mechanic

automobile

car

chariot

instrument

jamjar

motor car

motor vehicle

motor-car

motorcar

private car

single-minded

tram

voice mail

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.