Amaine

/əˈmeɪn/ adverb

Definition

Variant spelling of amain; with full force or at great speed (archaic).

Etymology

Alternative spelling of amain, reflecting variant spellings common in Middle English and Early Modern English before standardization.

Kelly Says

Amaine and amain coexisted in old texts like competing versions of the same word—medieval scribes had no spelling police, so you'd find both versions in the same manuscript, showing how language was in flux before dictionaries locked everything down.

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