Definition of "gayne" [gayne]

• To gain; to avail. (verb)

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• "Whut purrsonul gayne demz get frum doin dis stoopy an dangeruss fing ai rilly carnt fathum."
• "The fond yong woman, more covetously addicted to gayne and commodity, then looking into the knavish intention of her Gossip"
• "Cardinalships and other high dignities & offices of gayne, till the parties whom they should seeme to gratifie be so old or so sicke as it is not likely they should long enioy them."