sained

Verb

sain (third-person singular simple present sains, present participle saining, simple past and past participle sained)

1. (archaic, transitive) To make the sign of the cross on or over something or someone.
   • Saining is the grand protection against them; a Shetlander always sains himself when passing by their hills.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 261
2. (intransitive, obsolete except in Scots) To make the sign of the cross.
3. (archaic, transitive) To bless, to keep from evil influence.
   • Sain usǃ Sain us, oh Godǃ.

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