drane

See also: Drane

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the oblique cases of Old English drān, dran, from Proto-West Germanic *drānu, from Proto-Germanic *drēnuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdraːn(ə)/
  • (dialectal) IPA(key): /ˈdrɔːn(ə)/

Noun

drane (plural dranes)

  1. drone (male bee)

Descendants

  • English: drone
  • Scots: dron

References

Old English

Noun

drāne

  1. accusative/genitive/dative singular of drān
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