Definition
A rare or archaic term possibly meaning to strive against, resist, or oppose through effort.
Etymology
A compound of 'gain-' (meaning 'against') and 'strive,' suggesting to struggle or work against something. This appears to be an extremely rare Middle English formation with minimal documentation.
Kelly Says
Gainstrive follows the same formation pattern as gainstand and gainsay—all three combine the 'against' prefix with different types of action verbs! This shows how productive that 'gain-' prefix was for creating opposite-action verbs.
Translations
ARالعربية
المقاومة
al-muqāwamah
CACatalà
resistència
re-si-sten-thee-ah
CSČeština
bojovat proti
bo-jo-vat pro-ti
DADansk
kamp mod
kamp mod
DEDeutsch
sich gegen etwas wehren
sich ge-gen et-was ve-hren
ELΕλληνικά
αντίσταση
an-ti-si-ta-sa
ESEspañol
luchar contra
loo-char kon-tra
FISuomi
taistelu vastaan
taiste-lu vaa-san
FRFrançais
s'opposer à
s'o-po-zer a
HEעברית
התנגדות
hit-na-gad-ut
HIहिन्दी
विरुद्ध संघर्ष
vi-rudh san-gharsh
HUMagyar
küzdelem ellen
koo-z-de-lem el-len
IDBahasa Indonesia
berlawanan
ber-law-an-an
ITItaliano
lottare contro
lot-ta-re kon-tro
KO한국어
저항하다
jeo-hang-ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
lawan
law-an
NLNederlands
vechten tegen
vech-ten ge-gen
NONorsk
kjempe mot
kjem-pe mot
PLPolski
walczyć z
val-tchee-z
PTPortuguês
luta contra
loo-tah kon-tra
RORomână
lupta împotriva
loopt-a im-po-ri-ta-va
RUРусский
бороться против
bor-ots-ya pro-tiv
SVSvenska
kämpa mot
käm-pa mot
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்த்துப் போராட
e-thir-thup por-a-at
TEతెలుగు
విరోధించు
vi-ro-dhi-nchu
TRTürkçe
karşı koymak
kar-shi- koy-mak
UKУкраїнська
боротися проти
bor-ots-ya pro-tiv
VITiếng Việt
đánh chống
dahn-chong