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sain (sān)

transitive verb

Now Chiefly Dial. to make the sign of the cross over, or to bless, as a protection against evil

Etymology: ME sainen < OE segnian < L signare: see sign, ,

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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