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renard Dec 5th 2012, 04:30 ‎Etymology: ← Older revision Revision as of 04:30, 5 December 2012 Line 2: Line 2:       ===Etymology===   ===Etymology=== − The name of the fox in the mediaeval [[w:Roman de Renart|Roman de Renart]]; originally {{term|Reinhard|lang=de}}, a Germanic personal name, from {{etyl|gem-pro|fr}} {{recons|ragina||counsel by the gods|lang=gem-pro}} + {{etyl|goh|fr}} {{term|harti||hard, strong|lang=goh}}. + The name of the fox in the medieval [[w:Roman de Renart|Roman de Renart]]; originally {{term|Reinhard|lang=de}}, a Germanic personal name, from {{etyl|gem-pro|fr}} {{recons|ragina||counsel by the gods|lang=gem-pro}} + {{etyl|goh|fr}} {{term|harti||hard, strong|lang=goh}}.       Replaced {{term|goupil|lang=fr}} (from Latin {{term|vulpecula|lang=la}}) by euphemism (properly, {{w|antonomasia}}) – mentioning the fox by name was considered bad luck, so ''Renart'' replaced it. Compare English {{term|bear|lang=en}} (from "brown", in Proto-Indo-European) and Russian {{term|медведь||bear|tr=medvéd'|lang=ru}}, literally "honey-eater".   Replaced {{term|goupil|lang=fr}} (from Latin {{term|vulpecula|lang=la}}) by euphemism (properly, {{w|antonomasia}}) – mentioning the fox by name was considered bad luck, so ''Renart'' replaced it. Compare English {{term|bear|lang=en}} (from "brown", in Proto-Indo-European) and Russian {{term|медведь||bear|tr=medvéd'|lang=ru}}, literally "honey-eater".

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