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Ren vs Reen - What's the difference?

ren | reen |

As a verb ren

is to groan, moan.

As a noun reen is

rain.

ren

English

(wikipedia ren)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ren.

Noun

(es)
  • (anatomy) A kidney.
  • 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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    reen

    English

    Alternative forms

    * rhyne

    Noun

    (reens)
  • a running waterway that links a ditch or stream to a river.
  • (usage reference: Evans, Trevor (2007) Flora of Monmouthshire ISBN 0-900278-49-8) Alternative spelling is "rhyne" or "rean" (reference:http://dictionary.reference.com/cite.html?qh=rean&ia=ced)

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