rean
English
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, related to Icelandic rein, Old Danish rēn, German Rain (“narrow strip of land between two fields”).
Noun
rean (plural reans)
- A deep furrow used for drainage.
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
- (dialectal) A ridge or baulk.
- A gutter.
Related terms
Further reading
- “rean”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Swedish
Noun
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