Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, other animal or young child. · An instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing.
To direct or stop a horse by using reins. · To restrain; to control; to check. · To obey directions given with the reins.
From Middle English rein, reyne, from Anglo-Norman reyne, resne, from Early Medieval Latin retina, ultimately from Classical Latin retineō (“hold back”), from re- + teneō (“keep, hold”). Compare modern French rêne. Displaced native Old English brīdel (“bridle, rein”), Old English wealdleþer, ġewealdleþer (“rein, bridle”, literally “control strap”), Old English sāl (“cord, rein”), Old English tiġel (“rein”), and Old English lāttēh, lāttēh (“leash, rein”).
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