hran

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦran]

hran f

1. genitive plural of hrana

Origin unknown. Perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *harzaz, *harza- (“a kind of fish”). Compare Norwegian harr (“grayling”), Swedish harr (“grayling”).

• IPA^(key): /xrɑn/, [r̥ɑn]

hran m

1. whale
2. mussel

Strong a-stem:

• hron, hren

• hranrād

Compare Old Norse hreinn.

• IPA^(key): /xrɑːn/, [r̥ɑːn]

hrān m

1. reindeer
   • c. 900, The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan:

     Ðā dēor hī hatað hrānas; ðara wǣron syx stӕlhrānas; ða bēoð swӯðe dӯre mid Finnum, forðǣm hīe fōð ðā wildan hrānas mid.

     They call these wild animals, reindeer; six of them were decoy-reindeer; they are valuable to the Finns, because they capture the wild reindeer with [them].

Strong a-stem:

• stælhrān