arayne

Middle English

Alternative forms

• aran, arane, arany, a-rayne, areyn, arreyne, erane, erayn, erayne, ereyn, ereyne, hyrayne, irain, irane, uryne, yrayn

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French araigne, aragne, iraigne, from Latin arānea, related to or derived from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈræi̯n(ə)/, /aˈraːn(ə)/, /iˈræi̯n(ə)/
• (with reduction) IPA^(key): /ˈarin(ə)/

Noun

arayne

1. spider

Descendants

• English: arran, arrand (dialectal, obsolete)

References

• “arain(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.