reynder

Middle English

Alternative forms

• rayndeer, raynder, rayne-dere, reyndere

Etymology

Partial calque of Old Norse hreindýri, with the second element refashioned after der (“deer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈræi̯nˌdeːr/

Noun

reynder (plural reynder)

1. reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

   Thise bestes they clepe "reynder". Six of hem weren false reynder; they ben ful dere of the Finnes, forwhy they cacche wilde reynder with hem.

   They call these animals "reindeer". Six of them were decoy reindeer; they are very valuable to the Finns, because they use them to capture wild reindeer.

Descendants

• English: reindeer
• Middle Scots: ranedere, rane deir

References

• “rein-dẹ̄r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.