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lained

lained is the simple past and past participle of lain.

Meaning of lain

Verb

lain (third-person singular simple present lains, present participle laining, simple past and past participle lained)

  1. (obsolete) To conceal, keep quiet about.
    • Also broder sir Agrauayne and sir mordred in lyke wyse sir Launcelot rescowed yow bothe and thre score and two from sir Turquyn / Me thynketh broder suche kynde dedes and kyndenes shold be remembryd / doo as ye lyst sayd syr Agrauayne for I wylle layne it no lenger1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “j”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XX

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Questions about lained

What is lained the simple past and past participle of?
Lained is the simple past and past participle of lain.

Words near lained in the dictionary

  1. Lainaotapi
  2. Lainautabi
  3. Lainautapi
  4. Laindon
  5. laine
  6. lained
  7. laines
  8. Lainey
  9. Lainez
  10. Lainezes
  11. Laing

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