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rena

Bingham

rénaa

vt. to visit a land as a first party or company.

reéna

va. stretched, drawn out, moving in a procession.
bk. Phys p. 16.

réna

vi. to do suddenly or speedily (used adverbially), to be sudden in (followed by ni).
bib. Acts 9: 3 and 28: 6.

Sabatier

rena

n. elasticity, stretching.
a. elastic.
ex. rerena: very elastic.
v. to stretch oneself, to stretch out, to make a long file.
vc. ka-rena, ka-rerena: to stretch, to pull, to get in file.

rena1

n. familiarity.
a. familiar, adaptable, quickly at ease.
vc. ka-rena, karerena: to familiarize, to put at ease, to attract by kindness, to tame, to get adapted,... accustomed to.

rena2

dim. of marena.
n. interval, intermediate space.
vt. rena, renaua: to pass between, through the middle.

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