Middle English Dictionary Entry
ain num.
Entry Info
Forms | ain num. |
Etymology | Cp. OI ein-n (corresp. to OE ān). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
One; mani ain, many a one.
Associated quotations
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)2639 : His corune on his heued he dede, And let it stonden ayne stund.
- a1450 Ben.Rule(2) (Vsp A.25)788 : Ne in gret thinges haf I not gayn To mak maruayls many ayn.