"ra" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /rɑː/
Etymology: A contraction of earlier rāha, from Proto-West Germanic *raihō, *raih, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą. The 5th-century runic form ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan) is possibly an ancestor of this word, but may be North Germanic instead. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*raihō}} Proto-West Germanic *raihō, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*raihô}} Proto-Germanic *raihô, {{cog|gmq|-}} North Germanic Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|rān|||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=rā|head2=|sort=}} rā m (nominative plural rān), {{ang-noun|m|rān|head=rā}} rā m (nominative plural rān) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|rā|vowel=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|rā|rān|rān|rān|rān|rāna|rān|rām,rāum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: rā [canonical, masculine], rān [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], rā [nominative, singular], rān [nominative, plural], rān [accusative, singular], rān [accusative, plural], rān [genitive, singular], rāna [genitive, plural], rān [dative, singular], rām [dative, plural], rāum [dative, plural], rāha [alternative], rāa [alternative]
  1. roe deer, roebuck Related terms: rǣġe
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          "expansion": "Middle English: ro, roo",
          "name": "desc"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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      "ipa": "/rɑː/"
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      "form": "rāha",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
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      "ipa": "/rɑː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ra"
}

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