wain \ˈwān\noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wægn, wæn; akin to Middle Dutch wagen wagon, cart, Old High German wagan, Old Norse vagn wagon, cart, Old English wegan to move, carry, weg way — more at way 1.: a usually large and heavy vehicle for farm use : wagon, cart < a hay wain on a meadow — Wolfgang Born > 2.archaic: chariot