ain

Own; belonging to one.

Determiner

  1. Own; belonging to one.
    • Bobby Shaftoe's bright and fair, Combing down his yellow hair, He's my ain for evermair, Bonny Bobby Shaftoe. - 1998, Jonathan Langley, Collins Bedtime Treasury of Nursery Rhymes and Tales, Bobby Shaftoe, page 86:

Origin

From (Scots) Middle English aȝen.

Noun

  1. Alternative form of ayin (“Semitic letter”).

Forms

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