berain

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verb

To rain upon; wet with rain; moisten.

OriginMiddle English berainen →
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Meanings

verbberain (third-person singular simple present berains, present participle beraining, simple past and past participle berained)

present singular third person berains · participle present beraining · participle past berained · past berained

  1. transitiveTo rain upon; wet with rain; moisten.

    Till at the last, recovering his voice, Supping the tears that all his breast berained, [...]

    2005, Gordon Braden, Sixteenth-century poetry: an annotated anthology - Page 132

Origin

  1. Middle Englishberainen
  2. Englishberain

From Middle English berainen, bireinen, equivalent to be- + rain. Cognate with Dutch beregenen (“to shower”), German beregnen (“to irrigate”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

brainebarnieabrineinbearerbiannebari
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APA

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MLA

“berain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berain. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “berain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berain.

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