See also: Unrein

English edit

Etymology edit

un- +‎ rein

Verb edit

unrein (third-person singular simple present unreins, present participle unreining, simple past and past participle unreined)

  1. (transitive) To loosen the reins of.
  2. (transitive, figurative, by extension) To remove restraint from.

Anagrams edit

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German unreini, from Proto-West Germanic *unhrainī, from Proto-Germanic *unhrainiz; equivalent to un- +‎ rein.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Adjective edit

unrein (strong nominative masculine singular unreiner, comparative unreiner, superlative am unreinsten)

  1. impure
  2. dirty, foul

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • unrein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • unrein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • unrein” in Duden online