Reynard
pronunciation
How to pronounce Reynard in British English:
UK ['renəd]
How to pronounce Reynard in American English:
US ['renəd]
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- Noun:
- a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
Word Origin
- Reynard (n.)
- quasi-proper name for a fox, c. 1300, from Old French Renart, Reynard name of the fox in Roman de Renart, from Old High German personal name Reginhart "strong in counsel," literally "counsel-brave." The first element is related to reckon, the second to hard. The tales were so popular that the name became the word for "fox" in Old French. Old French also had renardie "craftiness."
Example
- 1. First of all , I don \'t even know this guy reynard .
- 2. Seth , i \'ve got a Harry Reynard on the phone .
- 3. Seth was talking about giving Med patent i.p.o.to Harry reynard .
- 4. Reynard , Ward and Lamson lift trophies on podium .
- 5. Reynard of the USA has won the second round of the Super Cross World Championship in belo Horizonte , Brazil .