"dran" meaning in Old English

See dran in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /drɑːn/, /drɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *drānu (“drone”). Cognate with Old Saxon drān (Low German drōne), dialectal German Drohne. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*drānu|t=drone}} Proto-West Germanic *drānu (“drone”), {{cog|osx|drān}} Old Saxon drān, {{cog|nds|drōne}} Low German drōne, {{cog|de|Drohne}} German Drohne Head templates: {{ang-noun|f|head1=drān|head2=dran}} drān or dran f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|drān}}, {{ang-decl-noun|drān|drāna,drāne|drāne|drāna,drāne|drāne|drāna|drāne|drānum|num=|title=|type=strong ō-stem}}, {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|dran}}, {{ang-decl-noun|dran|drana,drane|drane|drana,drane|drane|drana|drane|dranum|num=|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: drān [canonical], dran [canonical, feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], drān [nominative, singular], drāna [nominative, plural], drāne [nominative, plural], drāne [accusative, singular], drāna [accusative, plural], drāne [accusative, plural], drāne [genitive, singular], drāna [genitive, plural], drāne [dative, singular], drānum [dative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], dran [nominative, singular], drana [nominative, plural], drane [nominative, plural], drane [accusative, singular], drana [accusative, plural], drane [accusative, plural], drane [genitive, singular], drana [genitive, plural], drane [dative, singular], dranum [dative, plural], drǣn [alternative], dræn [alternative]
  1. male bee, drone
    Sense id: en-dran-ang-noun-V4mGQKDo Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Insects, Male animals
     
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          "lang_code": "en",
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        },
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          "lang_code": "sco",
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        }
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
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        "canonical"
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      "form": "dran",
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      ]
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "drāne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "drānum",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dran",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drane",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "drane",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "form": "drane",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dranum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drǣn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dræn",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        }
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        ]
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/drɑːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/drɑn/"
    }
  ],
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}

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        },
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drāne",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "drāna",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "drāne",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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    {
      "form": "drāne",
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    {
      "form": "drāna",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
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    },
    {
      "form": "drāne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drānum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dran",
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    },
    {
      "form": "drana",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drane",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "drane",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "accusative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drane",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "drana",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dranum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drǣn",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dræn",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Old English feminine nouns",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English nouns",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "ipa": "/drɑːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/drɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dran"
}

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