darrain

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English dereinen, from Old French deraisnier (to explain, defend, to maintain in legal action by proof and reasonings), from Late Latin derationare (to discourse, contend in law).

Verb

darrain (third-person singular simple present darrains, present participle darraining, simple past and past participle darrained)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To make ready to fight; to arm oneself for combat.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To fight out; to contest; to decide by combat.
    • 2001, Scott Lynch-Giddings, A Fancyfull Historie of that Most Notable & Fameous Outlaw Robyn Hood, San Jose, Calif.: Writers Club Press, →ISBN, page 108:
      Now everything I had or sought, I've lost; / Upon a glimpse, I am disparadised. / So: go defiant to the nether world, / And darreign Lucifer's dread minions to / Worse torment than thou wouldst do thyself.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with darrein.

Basque

Pronunciation

Verb

darrain

  1. Third-person singular (hura), taking informal second-person singular feminine (hiri) as indirect object, present indicative form of jarraiki (to follow).

Finnish

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Noun

darrain

  1. genitive plural of darra