wren

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English wrenne, wranne, from Old English wrenna, wrænna, werna, wærna, wrenne (“wren”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrandijō, from Proto-Germanic *wrandijô (“wren”).

Cognate with Old Saxon wrendilo (“wren”), Old High German rento, rentilo (“wren”), Danish rindel (“wren”), Icelandic rindill (“wren”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɛn/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

wren (plural wrens)

  1. Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae).
  2. Any member of a mainly New World passerine bird family Troglodytidae; a true wren.
  3. Any small bird of similar appearance to a true wren, such as a fairywren or scrubwren.

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Translations

References

  • “wren”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Middle English

Noun

wren

  1. Alternative form of wrenne
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