hain

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hain

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From earlier hayne, from Middle English *haynen, *heynen, from Old Norse hegna (“to protect; defend”), from Proto-Germanic *haginjaną (“to hedge”), equivalent to hedge + -en. Cognate with Icelandic hegna (“to fence; confine; punish”), Swedish hägna (“to fence off; enclose; protect”), Danish hegne (“to enclose; fence in”). Related to hedge.

The noun is from Middle English heyn.

verb hains · haining · hained · hane

Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, transitive To hedge or fence in; enclose; protect by hedging.
Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, transitive To save; spare; refrain from using or spending.
Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, intransitive To be thrifty; be economical.

noun hains · hane

Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, obsolete An enclosure; a park

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@misc{hain_2026,
  title = {hain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}