wren

See also: Wren

English

Alternative forms
  • wran (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle English wrenne, wranne, from Old English wrenna, wrænna, werna, wærna, wrenne (“wren”), from Proto-Germanic *wrandijô (“wren”). Cognate with Old Saxon wrendilo (“wren”), Old High German rento, rentilo (“wren”), Danish rindel (“wren”), Icelandic rindill (“wren”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɹɛn/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

wren (plural wrens)

  1. Any member of a mainly New World passerine bird family Troglodytidae; true wren.
    1. Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren)
  2. Small bird of similar appearance to a true wren.

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Translations

References
  • wren at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Middle English

Noun

wren

  1. Alternative form of wrenne
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