† berainv.

Forms: Middle English birein, Middle English berein, birein, byrein, byreyn, Middle English berayn, byrayn(e, 1500s berain(e.

Etymology: < be- prefix 4 + rain v.; compare Old High German bireganôn, modern German beregnen, in same sense.

Obsolete.

1. transitive. To rain upon. (Chiefly in past participle.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > fall upon or wet with rain [verb (transitive)]

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?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 254 Claðes unsowet. bireined unweschen.

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum xiv. i Yf good londe is bidewid or bireynid it fatteþ and amendeþ.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Ezek. xxii. 24 A lond vncleene and not bireyned.

1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum xiv. xlvi. 210 Also downes be more bedewed and berained than vallies.]

a. To besprinkle as with rain; to wet, bedew.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of sprinkling > sprinkle liquid or something with liquid [verb (transitive)] > sprinkle something with liquid > over or all over

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berainc1374

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bequirtle1690

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iv. 1144 After that he long had..with his teris salt hire breest byreyned.

a1547 Earl of Surrey Poems (1964) 26 The teares berayne my cheke of dedlye hewe.

1567 G. Turberville in A. Chalmers Eng. Poets (1810) II. 641/1 Teares..beraine my brest.

b. To sprinkle or pour (a liquid) in drops.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of sprinkling > sprinkle liquid or something with liquid [verb (transitive)] > sprinkle liquid

sprengeOE

springa1387

berainc1420

twirl1763

sprint1855

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > let or send out [verb (transitive)] > emit > emit in drops or trickle

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berainc1420

drizzle1543

dribble1589

trickle1602

c1420 Pallad. on Husb. i. 952 Byrayne aboute uppon thi wortes this.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	berain
释义	† berainv. Forms: Middle English birein, Middle English berein, birein, byrein, byreyn, Middle English berayn, byrayn(e, 1500s berain(e. Etymology: < be- prefix 4 + rain v.; compare Old High German bireganôn, modern German beregnen, in same sense. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To rain upon. (Chiefly in past participle.) ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > fall upon or wet with rain [verb (transitive)] berain?c1225 berinea1300 raina1500 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 254 Claðes unsowet. bireined unweschen. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum xiv. i Yf good londe is bidewid or bireynid it fatteþ and amendeþ. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Ezek. xxii. 24 A lond vncleene and not bireyned. 1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum xiv. xlvi. 210 Also downes be more bedewed and berained than vallies.] 2. a. To besprinkle as with rain; to wet, bedew. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of sprinkling > sprinkle liquid or something with liquid [verb (transitive)] > sprinkle something with liquid > over or all over besprengc1000 berainc1374 bespring1387 besprinklec1440 over-strinklec1485 besprink1609 bequirtle1690 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iv. 1144 After that he long had..with his teris salt hire breest byreyned. a1547 Earl of Surrey Poems (1964) 26 The teares berayne my cheke of dedlye hewe. 1567 G. Turberville in A. Chalmers Eng. Poets (1810) II. 641/1 Teares..beraine my brest. b. To sprinkle or pour (a liquid) in drops. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of sprinkling > sprinkle liquid or something with liquid [verb (transitive)] > sprinkle liquid sprengeOE springa1387 berainc1420 twirl1763 sprint1855 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > let or send out [verb (transitive)] > emit > emit in drops or trickle shedc1175 berainc1420 drizzle1543 dribble1589 trickle1602 c1420 Pallad. on Husb. i. 952 Byrayne aboute uppon thi wortes this. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.?c1225
随便看	to bear one in the spleen to bear one upon the spleen to bear one witness to bear one'a face to bear one'a head to bear one's face to bear one's head to bear one's heart to bear one'the face to bear one'the head to bear oneself stout to bear or carry away the bell to bear or stand comparison with to bear or stand the test to bear out to bear out a good face to bear outward to bear outwards to bear over to bear record to bear room to bear sail to bear speak false witness to bear state to bear sway