Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To rain upon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To rain upon; to wet with rain.
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- verb transitive To
rain upon;wet with rain;moisten .
Etymologies
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From Middle English berainen, bireinen, equivalent to be- + rain. Cognate with Dutch beregenen ("to shower"), German beregnen ("to irrigate").
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Examples
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At temple hall gate, a dark darogn berain or besound in the storm and thunderbolts.
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