gayne

== English == === Etymology === See gain. === Verb === gayne (third-person singular simple present gaynes, present participle gayning, simple past and past participle gayned) (obsolete) To gain; to avail. === References === “gayne”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Ganey, agyen, gynae == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== gayne alternative form of gayn (“direct, fast, good, helpful”) ==== Adverb ==== gayne alternative form of gayn (“quickly, near”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Preposition ==== gayne alternative form of gain (“against”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== gayne alternative form of gaynen