rand

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.2 See also 1.4 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun 3 Maltese 3.1 Noun 4 Old English 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Noun 4.3.1 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /rænd/
• Rhymes: -ænd

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English rand, from Germanic *randaz. Cognate with Dutch Dutch, German Rand, Swedish rand.

[edit] Noun

rand (plural rands)

1. (obsolete except in dialects) the border of an area of land, especially marsh-land
2. (obsolete except in dialects) a strip of meat
3. a strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe
4. (Basket-making) a single rod woven in and out of the stakes

[edit] Etymology 2

Afrikaans, from Dutch rand, from Old Saxon rand, from Germanic *randaz. Compare Etymology 1, and Rand.

[edit] Noun

rand (rands or rand)

1. a rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand
2. The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.

[edit] See also

• Wikipedia article on the rand

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of adnr
• darn
• nard
• rDNA

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

rand m. (Plural randen, diminutive: randje)

1. edge, brink, rim.

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[edit] Maltese

[edit] Noun

rand m.

1. bay (herb)

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Germanic *randaz (m), *randō (f), from Indo-European *rent- ‘cut’.

Germanic cognates: Old Frisian rond, Old Saxon rand (Dutch rand), Old High German rant (German Rand), Old Norse rǫnd (Swedish rand).

Indo-European cognates: Lithuanian ręsti

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɑnd/

[edit] Noun

rand m. (plural randas)

1. edge, brink, margin
2. (poetic) boss (of a shield); shield

   He under rande gecranc: he sank under his shield. (Beowulf)

[edit] Descendants

• English: rand