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rean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
re-an
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deep furrow used for drainage.

noun

A ridge or baulk.

noun

A gutter.

Etymology

From Middle English rene, rein (“strip of land forming a boundary; furrow; barrier; embankment”), from Old Norse rein (“a strip of land”), from Proto-Germanic *rainō (“baulk, ridge”), from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to cut, tear, scratch”). Related to Icelandic rein, Danish ren, Dutch rein, reen (“berm”), German Rain (“narrow strip of land between two fields”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

reans (plural) reann (alternative) reen (alternative) reene (alternative) rheen (alternative) raen (alternative) raheen (alternative) rain (alternative) rane (alternative) rayne (alternative) reang (alternative) reayne (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

run runnel

Questions

What does rean mean?
A deep furrow used for drainage.
Where does rean come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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