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laining

laining is the present participle and gerund 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 laining

What is laining the present participle and gerund of?
Laining is the present participle and gerund of lain.

Words near laining in the dictionary

  1. Laing
  2. Laingian
  3. Laings
  4. Lainhart
  5. Lainharts
  6. laining
  7. Lainingthou
  8. Lainingthouism
  9. Lainingthous
  10. Laino
  11. Lainos

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