Amain
Amain ({not transcribed}) , adverb
[Prefix a- + main. See 2d Main, n.]
1.
With might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly.
They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain.
That striping giant, ill-bred and scoffing, shouts amain.
2.
At full speed; in great haste; also, at once.
They fled amain.
Amain , transitive verb
[French amener. See Amenable.]
(Nautical) To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc.
amain , intransitive verb
(Nautical) To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.