reun

From Dutch ruin (“gelding”) and reu (“male dog”).

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reun (plural reuns, diminutive reuntjie)

1. gelding, castrated male horse
2. male dog

Cognate with Breton reunig, Irish rón, Scottish Gaelic ròn, Manx raun.

reun m (plural reunes or reunyon)

1. seal (animal)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

reun

1. soft mutation of greun (“grain”)

From Proto-Finnic *rëuna, borrowed from Baltic. Cognates include Finnish reuna.

reun

1. rim

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reun m (plural reuns)

1. (Guernsey) space, room