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reyse en · VERB · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of raise.
   alt of raise

Forms

reyse en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ɹeɪz/
• (US) audio
• rāz

Etymology

From Middle English reysen (“to travel, journey, go on a military expedition”), probably from Middle Dutch reisen, resen (compare Old English rāsian (“to explore”)), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *raisōn (“to set out, depart, journey”). Cognate with Danish rejse (“to travel”), Dutch reizen (“to travel”), German reisen (“to travel”), Norwegian reise (“to travel”), Swedish resa (“to travel”). See also reys.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) To go on a military expedition.
2. (obsolete) To journey or travel.

Forms