Reynard Definition

renərd, rānərd, rānärd
noun
The fox in the medieval cycle of fables Reynard the Fox.
Webster's New World
A name for any fox in fable and folklore.
Webster's New World
pronoun

(UK) A name in European folklore for the red fox.

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Origin of Reynard

  • French Renard (from which renard (“fox")), from German Reinhard, from Proto-Germanic *raginÄ… (“counsel by the gods") + *harduz (“hard, strong").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English Renard, Reynard from Old French Renart Middle Dutch Reynaert the name of the fox in the beast epic Roman de Renart

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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