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- Old English · calque ofhranrād
- English todaywhale's road
Calque of Old English hranrād, from hran (“whale”) + rād (“road”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishhranrād all →
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whale's road
Today it means: The ocean; the open sea. Full definition →
Old English hranrād