hran

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See also: hrán

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

hran f

  1. genitive plural of hrana

Old English

Etymology 1

Calque of Old Norse hreinn, as if from Proto-West Germanic *hrain, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hrainaz. At the time, Old Norse and Old English were sufficiently close that the correspondance between ā and ei was transparent, as in words like stān (“stone”) and steinn (“id.”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hrān m

  1. reindeer
Declension
Declension of hran (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hrān hrānas
accusative hrān hrānas
genitive hrānes hrāna
dative hrāne hrānum
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Origin unknown, cf. Futhorc hronæs (gen.sg.) on Franks Casket (early 8th c.). Perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *harzaz (“a kind of fish”). Compare Norwegian harr (“grayling”), Swedish harr (“grayling”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hran m

  1. whale
  2. possibly dolphin
Declension
Declension of hran (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hran hranas
accusative hran hranas
genitive hranes hrana
dative hrane hranum
Alternative forms
Synonyms
Derived terms

Tircul

Pronunciation

Noun

  1. eight.
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