Rand

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.2 See also 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun 3 Old English 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun

English

Pronunciation

IPA: /rænd/

Etymology 1

Old English rand, from Germanic *randaz. Cognate with Dutch Dutch, German Rand, Swedish rand.

Noun

Singular rand

Plural rands

1. (obsolete except in dialects) the border of an area of land, especially marsh-land
2. (obsolete except in dialects) a strip of meat
3. a strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe
4. (Basket-making) a single rod woven in and out of the stakes

Etymology 2

Afrikaans, from Dutch rand, from Old Saxon rand, from Germanic *randaz. Compare Etymology 1, and Rand.

Noun

Singular rand

Plural rands or rand

1. a rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand
2. The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.

See also

• Wikipedia article on the rand

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Dutch

Noun

rand m (Plural randen, diminutive: randje)

1. edge, brink, rim.

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Old English

Etymology

From Germanic *randaz (m), *randō (f), from Indo-European *rent- ‘cut’.

Germanic cognates: Old Frisian rond, Old Saxon rand (Dutch rand), Old High German rant (German Rand), Old Norse rǫnd (Swedish rand).

Indo-European cognates: Lithuanian ręsti

Pronunciation

IPA: /rand/

Noun

rand m

1. edge, brink, margin
2. the boss of a shield; tranferatively, a shield itself

   He under rande gecranc: he sank under his shield. (Beowulf)

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