reynbowe
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- raynbowe, raynebowe, rayne-bowe, reinbow, reinbowe, rein-bowe, reynebawe, reynebow, reynebowe
- rainbou, rainbow, rayn-boghe (Northern)
Etymology
[edit]From Old English reġnboga, from Proto-West Germanic *regnabogō, from Proto-Germanic *regnabugô; equivalent to reyn (“rain”) + bowe (“bow”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]reynbowe
- rainbow (multicoloured arch created by the reflection of rain)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “rein, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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- Middle English compound terms
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- enm:Atmospheric phenomena
- enm:Light