hran

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦran]

hran f

1. genitive plural of hrana

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.”).

• IPA^(key): /xrɑːn/, [r̥ɑːn]

hrān m

1. reindeer

• stælhrān

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”).

• IPA^(key): /xrɑn/, [r̥ɑn]

hran m

1. whale
2. possibly dolphin

• hron, hren

• hwæl

• hranfisċ
• hranrād

• IPA^(key): /hàɴ/

1. eight.