Hain
German
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editA Central German form spread by Luther, from Middle High German hagen, from Old High German hagan. Compare the closely related Hag.
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editHain m (strong, genitive Haines or Hains, plural Haine)
- (chiefly literary, poetic) grove; woods; small forest
- 1766, Christoph Martin Wieland, chapter 2, in Geschichte des Agathon[1], volume 1:
- Er ist hernach eine geraume Zeit zu Athen gewesen, und die schönen Reden des Plato haben die romanhafte Erziehung vollendet, die er in den geheiligten Hainen zu Delphi erhalten.
- He then spent some time in Athens, and the beautiful speeches of Plato completed the Romanesque education he received in the sacred groves of Delphi.
- 1819, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Hatem”, in West-östlicher Divan[2]:
- Mich vermählst du deinem Flusse, / Der Terrasse, diesem Hain, / Hier soll bis zum letzten Kusse / Dir mein Geist gewidmet sein.
- You marry me to your river, / The terrace, this grove, / Here until the last kiss / My spirit shall be dedicated to you.
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editDeclension of Hain [masculine, strong]
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