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].
Translations
name in European folklore for the red fox
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