Middle English Dictionary Entry

raine n.(2)
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Forms raine n.(2)
Etymology ?Shortened form of araine n., confused with L arāneus (arānea in Isidore Etym.) a venomous fish, the weever (Trachinus draco).

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
A kind of snake, perh. a water serpent.
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