stælhran

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Old English

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Etymology

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First element unclear, but the second part of the compound is hrān (reindeer). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstæl.xrɑːn/, [ˈstæɫ.r̥ɑːn]

Noun

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stælhrān m

  1. decoy reindeer (used to catch wild reindeer)
    • c. 900, The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan:
      Þā dēor hīe hātaþ hrānas. Þāra wǣron six stӕlhrānas; þā bēoþ swīðe dīere mid Finnum, for þon hīe fōþ þā wildan hrānas mid.
      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.

Declension

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