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Etymology · Old English

hræfn

2 English words descend from Old English hræfn, most common first.

ravenAny of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax).
RenwickA village in Kirkoswald parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY596435).