atrine

English

Etymology

From Middle English atrinen, ætrinen, from Old English æthrīnan (“to touch, take, move”), equivalent to at- +‎ rine. Compare arine.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪn

Verb

atrine (third-person singular simple present atrines, present participle atrining, simple past atrined or atrone, past participle atrined or atrinnen)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To touch.
2. (transitive, figuratively, obsolete) To touch; concern; befall.

Related terms

• rine

Anagrams

• Reitan, ratiné, retain, retina, tanier, tearin', tin ear