arayne

Middle English

Alternative forms

aran, arane, arany, a-rayne, areyn, arreyne, erane, erayn, erayne, ereyn, ereyne, hyrayne, irain, irane, uryne, yrayn

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French araigne, aragne, iraigne, from Latin arānea, related to or derived from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈræi̯n(ə)/, /aˈraːn(ə)/, /iˈræi̯n(ə)/
(with reduction) IPA^(key): /ˈarin(ə)/

Noun

arayne

spider

Descendants

English: arran, arrand (dialectal, obsolete)

References

“arain(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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