- rindill
- m.; gen. rindils, dat. rindli; pl. rindlarзоол. крапивник (Troglodytes)
Old Norse-ensk orðabók. 2013.
Old Norse-ensk orðabók. 2013.
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wren — /ren/, n. 1. any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, esp. Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail. Cf. house wren, marsh wren, rock… … Universalium
wren — (n.) O.E. wrenna, metathesis variation of earlier werna, a West Germanic word of uncertain origin. Cf. Icel. rindill, O.H.G. wrendo, wrendilo wren. The bird s name in other languages usually denotes royalty (Cf. L. regulus), in reference to its… … Etymology dictionary
mose — sb. == hedgesparrow. O. and N. 69. Cf. AS. mase, a titmouse, and ON. musa rindill, passer troglodytes … Oldest English Words
wren — [[t]rɛn[/t]] n. 1) orn any of various small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, with streaked or spotted brown gray plumage, a slender bill, and, in many species, elaborate vocal repertoires: found only in the New World with the… … From formal English to slang
wren — /rɛn / (say ren) noun 1. any of a large number of small birds with long legs and long, almost upright tails, of the family Maluridae, especially the brightly coloured fairy wrens, genus Malurus, and related genera, as the emu wrens, Stipiturus,… …
wren — [ren] n. [ME wrenne < OE wrenna, prob. akin to OHG rentilo, ON rindill] 1. any of a large family (Troglodytidae) of small, insect eating passerine birds having a long bill, rounded wings, and a stubby, erect tail; esp., the house wren (… … English World dictionary