reyny

Middle English

Alternative forms

• rayne, raynee, rayny, reiny, reyni

Etymology

From Old English reġniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *regnag, from Proto-Germanic *regnagaz; equivalent to reyn (“rain”) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈræi̯niː/

Adjective

reyny

1. rainy (pouring with rain)
2. (by extension) Pertaining to or tending to experience rain.

Descendants

• English: rainy
• Scots: rainy

References

• “reinī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.