arran

See also: Arran and ar ran

English

Alternative forms

• arrand

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English arayne, arane, from Old French araigne, aragne, from Latin arānea, related to or derived from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē). Doublet of Arachne.

Pronunciation

• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /ˈaɹən/

Noun

arran (plural arrans)

1. (Yorkshire, obsolete) spider
   • 1685, George Meriton, “A Yorkeſhire Dialogue in its pure natural Dialect”, in The praise of York-ſhire ale wherein is enumerated ſeveral ſorts of drinks‎^[1], York: Francis Hildyard, page 59:

     Sweep'th Arrans down, till all be clean neer lin, Els he'l leauk all Agye when he comes in […]

   • 1849, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “Hollow’s Cottage”, in Shirley. A Tale. […], volume I, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], →OCLC, page 79:

     "And th' arrand (spider)? Yes, but I hev: I 've read th' history o' Scotland, and happen knaw as mich on't as ye; and I understand ye to mean to say ye 'll persevere."

   • 1881, James Henry Dixon, chapter XI, in Chronicles and Stories of the Craven Dales‎^[2], Skipton: Edmondson & Co., page 189:

     Shoo wor a beautiful lass—cheeks like a rose, hair colour o' gowd, an' fine an' silky as an arran web.

Catalan

Alternative forms

• ran

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic [Term?], cognate with English rand (“edge, border”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈran]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈran]

Adverb

arran

1. close to the root, close-cropped

   Tallar els cabells arran. ― Cut the hair close to the root.

2. at level

   Omplir el gerro ben arran. ― Fill the vase up to the brim.

3. near, closely

   Calcar seguint la línia molt arran. ― Trace the line very closely.

Derived terms

• arran de

Further reading

• “arran” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “arran”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “arran” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish arán.

Noun

arran m (genitive singular [please provide], plural arranyn)

1. bread