Reynard

See also: reynard

English

Etymology

From Old French renart (Modern renard (“fox”)), influenced by Middle Dutch Reynaerd[1], both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Raginaharduz, from *raginą (“decision, advice, counsel”) + *harduz (“hard, strong”). Compare German Reinhard, Old High German Reginhart (“strong in counsel”)[2].

Proper noun

Reynard

(Britain) A name in European folklore for the red fox.
A surname.

Translations

name in European folklore for the red fox

Dutch: Reinaart, Reintje
Old Dutch: de vos Reynaerde
Esperanto: Renardo
Finnish: Mikko Repolainen
French: Renart (fr) m
German: Reineke, Reineke Fuchs
Italian: Renart m

Japanese: ルナール (Runāru)
Latin: Renartus
Low German: Reynke
Manx: Ruaree Ruy
Russian: Ренар (Renar)
Swedish: Mickel räv

References

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/reynard
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=reynard

[1] ttp://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/reynard

[2] ttp://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=reynard