amain

Meanings

Adverb

at full speed; with great haste
- "the children ran down the hill amain"
with all your strength
- "he pulled the ropes amain"

Adv

With all of one's might; mightily; forcefully, violently.
At full speed; also, in great haste.
Out of control.
Exceedingly; overmuch.

Verb

To lower (the sail of a ship, particularly the topsail).
To decrease or reduce (something).
To lower the topsail in token of surrender; to yield.

Origin / Etymology

From a- (prefix with the sense ‘at; in; on; with’, used to show a state, condition, or manner) + main (“force, power, strength”). Main is derived from Middle English mayn (“strength”), from Old English mæġen (“strength”), from Proto-Germanic *maginą (“might, power, strength”), *maginaz (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”).

Scrabble Score: 7

amain is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
amain is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
amain is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

amain is a valid Words With Friends word