rean
rean noun: a deep furrow used for drainage.
Noun
rean (plural reans)
Forms of rean
| plural | reans |
|---|---|
| alternative form | reann |
| alternative form | reen |
| alternative form | reene |
| alternative form | rheen |
| alternative form | raen |
| alternative form | raheen |
| alternative form | rain |
| alternative form | rane |
| alternative form | rayne |
| alternative form | reang |
| alternative form | reayne |
| alternative form | reean |
| alternative form | reend |
| alternative form | rheaan |
| alternative form | rhind |
| alternative form | rhine |
| alternative form | rian |
| alternative form | rine |
| alternative form | ryan |
Origin of rean
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”).
Questions about rean
- What does rean mean?
- Rean means a deep furrow used for drainage.
- What part of speech is rean?
- Rean is a noun.
- What is the plural of rean?
- The plural of rean is reans.
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