reys

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/ɹeɪs/

noun

A journey or a military expedition.

OriginMiddle English reys ← Proto-West Germanic *raisu →
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Meanings

nounreys (plural reyses)

plural reyses

  1. obsoleteA journey or a military expedition.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*raisu
  2. Middle Englishreys“a journey; military expedition”
  3. Englishreys

From Middle English reys (“a journey; military expedition”), from Proto-West Germanic *raisu. Cognate with Danish rejse (“journey, trip, travel”), Dutch reis (“journey, trip, travel”), German Reise (“journey, travel”), Low German Reis (“journey, travel”) North Frisian reyse (“travel, expedition”), Norwegian reise (“trip, journey”), Swedish resa (“trip, journey”). See also reyse.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with reys

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

reys. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reys

MLA

“reys.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reys. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reys,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reys.

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