rean Meaning & Definition
What Does Rean Mean?
Rean is a noun that means A deep furrow used for drainage. It is also used to mean A ridge or baulk.
Rean Definition (Noun)
- A deep furrow used for drainage.
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- A ridge or baulk.
- A gutter.
Synonyms of Rean
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Rean synonyms and antonyms →Rean in a Sentence
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Word Forms & Grammar
rean (plural reans)
Origin of Rean
From Middle English rene, rein (“strip of land forming a boundary; furrow; barrier; embankment”), from Old Norse rein (“a strip of land”), from Proto-Germanic *rainō (“baulk, ridge”), from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to cut, tear, scratch”). Related to Icelandic rein, Danish ren, Dutch rein, reen (“berm”), German Rain (“narrow strip of land between two fields”).