Definition of Reynard

1. Noun. A conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic 'Reynard the Fox'.

Generic synonyms: Fox

Definition of Reynard

1. n. An appelation applied after the manner of a proper name to the fox. Same as Renard.

Definition of Reynard

1. Proper noun. (U.K.) a name in European folklore for the red fox. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Reynard

1. a fox [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reynard

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Literary usage of Reynard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes (1864)
"The most Pleasing and Delightful Hit- lory of Reynard the Fox and Reynardine, ... The most delectable History of Reynard the Fox, newly corrected and purged ..."

2. Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher by Charles Madison Curry (1921)
"A quaint and interesting cycle of animal stories was formed in the Middle Ages with the fox, called Reynard, as the hero or central character. ..."

3. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes, Henry George Bohn (1890)
"The moat delectable History of Reynard the Fox, newly corrected and purged from all ... Reynard the Fox (the mont pleasing and delightful History of) and ..."

4. The Bookworm: An Illustrated Treasury of Old-time Literature (1893)
"The Most Delectable History of Reynard the Fox, and of his Son, Reynardine, ... "Reynard the Fox, A Poem in Twelve Cantos, translated from the German by EW ..."

5. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon i.e. Alexandre Le'on Valle'e, Léon Vallée, Alois Leonhard Brandl (1899)
"Within a few days, at the time prefixed, all beasts, both great and small, came in infinite numbers crowding to the court, with the exception of Reynard the ..."

6. The Gentleman's Magazine (1855)
"If any occurrences are omitted, they are few and unimportant.t Reynard the Fox ... The story of Reynard the Fox is the triumph of craft and hypocrisy : and, ..."

7. Wood Carvings in English Churches by Francis Bond (1910)
"Reynard THE Fox. MANY of the carvings of the misericords represent scenes which occur in medieval romances, especially the most ancient and most popular of ..."

8. Tales from the Fjeld: A Second Series of Popular Tales, from the Norse of P by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1874)
"He did not like that at all; but Reynard said it was how they had agreed to ... This year I have the gain,' said Reynard; ' next year it will be your turn. ..."

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