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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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arayne

  1. spider

Descendants

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  • English: arran, arrand (dialectal, obsolete)

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