[ran], m. a battle, combat.
[←OIA ráṇa- m. ‘delight, battle’ RV. <√raṇ ‘rejoice’ ◀PIE *er- : or- : r- ‘to flow, run, move, lift’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. run, runnel ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. rival, rivulet ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 0599; (Turner, 1966) 10595, p.613; (MW, 1899) 0863; (Pokorny, 1959) 0326 (0339); (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.427
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