- ráhdéor
- n (-es/-) roebuck
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
ráhdéor
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Reh, das — Das Reh, des es, plur. die e, Diminut. das Rehchen, Oberd. Rehlein. 1) Im weitern Verstande, ein zweyhufiges vierfüßiges Thier, dessen männliches Geschlecht kegelförmige, am Ende in zwey Spitzen getheilte Hörner hat, und kleiner ist, so wohl als… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
roe deer — a small, agile Old World deer, Capreolus capreolus, the male of which has three pointed antlers. Also called roe. [bef. 1000; OE rahdeor (not recorded in ME)] * * * Almost tailless Eurasian deer (Capreolus capreolus), found in small family groups … Universalium
roe deer — roe′ deer n. mam a small, agile Old World deer, Capreolus capreolus, the male of which has three pointed antlers Also called roe II • Etymology: bef. 1000; OE rāhdēor (not recorded in ME) … From formal English to slang
roedeer — /ˈroʊdɪə/ (say rohdear) noun (plural roedeer or roedeers) either of two small agile deer of the genus Capreolus, of Europe and Asia, the mature male of which has three pointed antlers. {Middle English, Old English rāhdēor. See roe2, deer} …
roe deer — noun small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers • Syn: ↑Capreolus capreolus • Hypernyms: ↑deer, ↑cervid • Hyponyms: ↑roebuck • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
