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Origin and Etymology of hain
Middle English hanen, haynen, from Old Norse hegna to enclose; akin to Middle Low German hegenen to enclose, Middle High German heinen to enclose, Old High German hagan thornbush, Old Norse hagi enclosed pasture
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Definition of hain
-ed/-ing/-s
dialectal, England
: to cause (a price or fee) to be increased : raise
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Origin and Etymology of hain
Middle English heyen, heynen to raise, from Old English hēan, from hēah high
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