wren

Alternative forms

• wran (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle English wrenne, wranne, from Old English wrenna, wrænna, werna, wærna, wrenne (“wren”), from Proto-Germanic *wrandijô (“wren”). Cognate with Old Saxon wrendilo (“wren”), Old High German rento, rentilo (“wren”), Danish rindel (“wren”), Icelandic rindill (“wren”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

wren (plural wrens)

1. Members of a mainly New World passerine bird family Troglodytidae.
2. Small bird of similar appearance to a true wren.

Anagrams

• wern