seint

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seint

1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of seinen
2. (archaic) plural imperative of seinen

• IPA^(key): [ˈsaint]

seint

1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of seinur

seint (comparative seinni or seinri, superlative seinast)

1. late

   ov seint ― too late

Anglo-Norman seint, variant of Old French saint, ultimately from Latin sanctus

seint (plural seints)

1. saint

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seint

1. neuter singular of sein

seint

1. neuter singular of sein

seint m (oblique plural seinz or seintz, nominative singular seinz or seintz, nominative plural seint)

1. Alternative form of saint
   • Le Vilain qui conquist paradis par plaid

     Garda à destre vers le ciel,
     Et vit l'archangle seint Michiel

     (the soul) looked right towards the sky
     and saw the Archangel Saint Michael

   • circa 1250, Marie de France, Lanval

     meïsmes l'an, aprés la Seint Jehan

     the same year, after the saint John holiday