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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/07/23 20:49 UTC 版)
Origin unknown, cf. Épinal Glossary hran (c. 700) and Futhorc ᚻᚱᚩᚾᚫᛋ (hrónæs) (gen. sg.) on the Franks Casket (early 8th c.). Perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *harzaz (“a kind of fish”). Compare Norwegian harr (“grayling”), Swedish harr (“grayling”).
hran m
This word, especially as part of the well-known poetic compound hranrād, has long been translated as just “whale”, as if fully synonymous with hwæl; however, Tolkien argues that the term better refers to some kind of porpoise or dolphin. Another article addresses this more directly, concluding that hran likely refers to the larger members of the family Delphinidae, such as the orca and pilot whale, but not any much smaller than the Risso's dolphin.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hran | hranas |
| accusative | hran | hranas |
| genitive | hranes | hrana |
| dative | hrane | hranum |
Calque of Old Norse hreinn, as if from Proto-West Germanic *hrain, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hrainaz. At the time, Old Norse and 古期英語 were sufficiently close that the correspondence between ā and ei was transparent, as in words like stān (“stone”) and steinn (“id.”).
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