gayn

== Finnish == === Noun === gayn genitive singular of gay == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse gegn; derived from Proto-Germanic *gagin. Doublet of gain. ==== Alternative forms ==== geyn, gein, gain, gayne, gaine ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡæi̯n/ ==== Adjective ==== gayn (comparative geyner, superlative gaynest) direct, straight, fast, expeditious gracious, helpful, unfailing, useful, good suiting the situation, apt, fit short ===== Related terms ===== gaynly ===== Descendants ===== English: gain (obsolete, dialectal) Scots: gain ===== References ===== “gein, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 April 2018. ==== Adverb ==== gayn expeditiously, fast, with haste nearby, in the area ===== Descendants ===== English: gain (obsolete, dialectal) ===== References ===== “gein, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 April 2018. === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse gagn, from Proto-Germanic *gaganą, *gagną; reinforced by Middle French gain. Compare wayn. ==== Alternative forms ==== geyn, gein, gain ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡæi̯n/ ==== Noun ==== gayn (plural gaines) edge, advantage, a beneficial difference gain, spoil, payment, compensation ===== Related terms ===== gaynen ===== Descendants ===== English: gain Scots: gain ===== References ===== “gein, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 April 2018. === Etymology 3 === ==== Preposition ==== gayn alternative form of gain (“against”) == Old French == === Alternative forms === gayne, gain, gaine, gaaing, guain, guaain === Etymology === From gaigner (“to win, make money”). === Noun === gayn oblique singular, m (oblique plural gayns, nominative singular gayns, nominative plural gayn) a victory, win; booty, spoils (agricultural) tillage, arable land; crop produce ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: wain, wayn, gain French: gain, gagne Gallo: gaen Picard: gaîn (Athois), gagnache (Ch'ti) Walloon: gagne (Charleroi) == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غَیْن (gayn), from Arabic غَيْن (ḡayn). === Noun === gayn Letter of the Arabic alphabet: غ