geyn

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

geyn

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

Etymology 2

Noun

geyn

  1. alternative form of gayn (“gain, reward, advantage”)

Etymology 3

Preposition

geyn

  1. alternative form of gain (“against”)

Yiddish

Romanization

geyn

  1. romanization of גיין
    • 2000, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, translated by Shloyme Lerman, Der kleyner prints‎[1], Verlag Michaela Naumann, Nidderau, →ISBN:
      Glaykh foroys ken men zeyer vayt nisht geyn …
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