gaine

From Old French guaïne, inherited from Latin vāgīna (with change of /w/ to /ɡ/ influenced by Germanic). Doublet of vagin. Compare Italian guaina, Catalan beina, Spanish vaina, Portuguese bainha.

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛn/

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gaine f (plural gaines)

1. sheath (for dagger etc.)
2. (technology) casing, sheathing
3. (botany) sheath

• vagin

gaine

1. first-person singular present indicative of gainer
2. third-person singular present indicative of gainer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of gainer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of gainer
5. second-person singular imperative of gainer

• “gaine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• gênai

From Old Norse gegn.

gaine

1. Alternative form of gayn (“direct, fast, good, helpful”)

From Old Norse gegna.

gaine

1. Alternative form of gaynen

From Old English ġeġn.

gaine

1. Alternative form of gain (“against”)