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Ran vs Ren - What's the difference?

ran | ren |

As nouns the difference between ran and ren

is that ran is yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch while ren is a kidney.

As a verb ran

is simple past of run.

As a proper noun RAN

is Royal Australian Navy.

ran

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)
  • (run)

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (-)
  • (nautical) Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.

    • Etymology 3

    (etyl) ran

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Open robbery.
    • (Lambarde)
    (Webster 1913)

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    * * English irregular simple past forms ----

    ren

    English

    (wikipedia ren)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) ren.

    Noun

    (es)
  • (anatomy) A kidney.
    • Related terms
    * renal

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (lb) One's secret name, as part of the soul in ancient Egyptian mythology.
  • * 1983 , Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings :
    • For the Ren did not belong to the man, but came out of the Celestial Waters to enter an infant in the hour of his birth and might not stir again until it was time to go back.

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