randan
See also: Randan
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- enPR: răn′dăn′
- Hyphenation: ran‧dan
Etymology 1
From a conflation of rand (“to storm, rave”) and obsolete random (“impetuosity, force”).
Noun
randan (plural randans)
- (Scotland) Riotous or disorderly behaviour.
- (Scotland) A rowdy celebration; a spree.
- on the randan (also on the randy)
- 1892, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Black Andie’s Tale of Tod Lapraik”, in Catriona, London; Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson & Sons, →OCLC, page 172:
- He was fond of a lass and fond of a glass, and fond of a ran-dan; […]
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Noun
randan (plural randans)
- The product of a second sifting of meal; the finest part of the bran.
- A boat propelled by three oarsmen.
References
- “randan”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrandan/
- Rhymes: -andan
- Hyphenation: ran‧dan
Adjective
randan
- accusative singular of randa
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrandaŋ/ [ˈran̪.d̪ɑŋ]
- Rhymes: -andaŋ
- Hyphenation: ran‧dan
Verb
randan
- third-person plural present indicative of randar