- hreindýri
- n. reindeer.
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List of English words of Old Norse origin — This article is part of a series on: Old Norse Dialects … Wikipedia
reindeer — /rayn dear /, n., pl. reindeer, (occasionally) reindeers. any of several large deer of the genus Rangifer, of northern and arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America, both male and female of which have antlers. [1350 1400; ME raynder(e) … Universalium
Rentier — Sn erw. exot. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Verdeutlichende Zusammensetzung zu Ren; bereits vorgegeben in anord. hreindyri, nschw. rendjur. Ebenso nndl. rendier, ne. reindeer, nschw. rentjur, nisl. hreindýr. deutsch anord … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
reindeer — c.1400, from O.N. hreindyri reindeer, from dyr animal (see DEER (Cf. deer)) + hreinn, the usual name for the animal, from P.Gmc. *khrainaz (Cf. O.E. hran reindeer, Ger. Renn). Probably cognate with Gk. krios ram, but folk etymology associates it… … Etymology dictionary
reindeer — noun (plural same or reindeers) a deer with large branching antlers, native to the northern tundra and subarctic and domesticated in parts of Eurasia. [Rangifer tarandus.] Origin ME: from ON hreindýri, from hreinn reindeer + dýr deer … English new terms dictionary
reindeer — rein•deer [[t]ˈreɪnˌdɪər[/t]] n. pl. deer, (occasionally) deers. mam a large deer, Rangifer tarandus, of N and arctic regions of the world: both male and female have antlers Compare caribou • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME raynder(e) < ON… … From formal English to slang
reindeer — [rān′dir΄] n. pl. reindeer or occas.Rare reindeers [ME reindere < ON hreindȳri < hreinn, reindeer (< IE * k̑erei , horned animal < base * k̑er , top of the head, horn > HORN, L cerebrum) + dȳr, animal, DEER] any of a genus… … English World dictionary
