rand.
The border of an area of land, now especially marshland.
Meaning & usage
The border of an area of land, now especially marshland.
at the wald's rand; the rand of the marsh
A strip of meat; a long fleshy piece of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
A border, edge or rim; a strip, as of cloth.
A strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe.
A single rod woven in and out of the stakes.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English rand, from Old English rand (“edge, border, margin, rim, shore”), from Proto-West Germanic *rand, from Proto-Germanic *randaz, *randō (“edge, rim, crust”), from Proto-Indo-European *rem- (“to rest, prop or support oneself”). Cognate with Dutch rand (“edge, border, outskirts, rim”), German Rand (“edge, border, margin, rim, outskirts”), Swedish rand (“rand, stripe, edge, verge”). Related to rind.
A rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand
The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.
Where this word comes from
Named after Witwatersrand; the last element is Afrikaans rand (“ridge”), from Dutch rand, from Old Saxon rand, from Germanic *randaz. Compare Etymology 1, and Rand. The sense of currency is because of gold that was extracted from the Witwatersrand rocks.
To rant; to storm.
Where this word comes from
See rant.
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