wren

Meaning

1. Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae).
2. Any member of a mainly New World passerine bird family Troglodytidae; a true wren.
3. Any small bird of similar appearance to a true wren, such as a fairywren or scrubwren.

Synonyms

winter wren

jenny wren

songbird

garden warbler

Winter Wren

goldcrest

Eurasian Wren

pulley

Translations

Zaunkönig

scricciolo

Troglodytes troglodytes

winterkoninkje

carriça

troglodyte mignon

winterkoning

troglodyte

reyezuelo

chochín

τρωγλοδύτης

cargolet

τρυποφράχτης

roitelet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɛn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wrenne

Inherited from Old English: wrenna

Cognate with Old Saxon: wrendilo

Cognate with Old High German: rento

Cognate with Danish: rindel

Cognate with Icelandic: rindill

In summary

From Middle English wrenne, wranne, from Old English wrenna, wrænna, werna, wærna, wrenne (“wren”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrandijō, from Proto-Germanic *wrandijô (“wren”).
Cognate with Old Saxon wrendilo (“wren”), Old High German rento, rentilo (“wren”), Danish rindel (“wren”), Icelandic rindill (“wren”).