DARRAIN

Etymology

Verb

darrain (third-person singular simple present darrains, present participle darraining, simple past and past participle darrained)

(obsolete, transitive) To make ready to fight; to arm oneself for combat.

(obsolete, transitive) To fight out; to contest; to decide by combat.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with darrein.

Source: Wiktionary

Dar"raign, Dar"rain,, v. t. Etym: [OF. deraisnier to explain, defend, to maintain in legal action by proof and reasonings, LL. derationare; de- + rationare to discourse, contend in law, fr. L. ratio reason, in LL., legal cause. Cf. Arraign, and see Reason.]

1. To make ready to fight; to array. [Obs.] Darrain your battle, for they are at hand. Shak.

2. To fight out; to contest; to decide by combat. [Obs.] "To darrain the battle." Chaucer .

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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