arran

See also: Arran

English

Noun

arran (plural arrans)

1. (dialectal, Yorkshire) Spider.
   • 1865, William Stott Banks, A List of Provincial Words in Use at Wakefield in Yorkshire‎^[1], London: J.R.Smith, page 3:

     ARRANS, spiders.

---

Catalan

Alternative forms

• ran

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic [Term?], cognate with English rand (“edge, border”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈran]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈran]

Adverb

arran

1. close to the root, close-cropped

   Tallar els cabells arran. ― Cut the hair close to the root.

2. at level

   Omplir el gerro ben arran. ― Fill the vase up to the brim.

3. near, closely

   Calcar seguint la línia molt arran. ― Trace the line very closely.

Derived terms

• arran de

Further reading

• “arran” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “arran”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “arran” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

---

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish arán.

Noun

arran m (genitive singular [please provide], plural arranyn)

1. bread