Reyn|ard

Reyn|ard
Reyn|ard «REHN uhrd, RAY nahrd», noun.
the name for the fox in stories and poems. Reynard the Fox is the main character in a group of medieval fables about animals.
[earlier Renard < Old French Renart, or Renard, probably < Middle Flemish Reinaert]
reyn|ard «REHN uhrd, RAY nahrd», noun.
= fox. (Cf.fox)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • reyn|ard — «REHN uhrd, RAY nahrd», noun. the name for the fox in stories and poems. Reynard the Fox is the main character in a group of medieval fables about animals. ╂[earlier Renard < Old French Renart, or Renard, probably < Middle Flemish Reinaert] …   Useful english dictionary

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