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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/04/05 18:47 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.”).