Meanings
reyse1
present singular third person reyses · participle present reysing · participle past reysed · past reysed
- obsoleteObsolete form of raise.
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Origin
- Proto-West Germanic*raisōn“to set out, depart, journey”
- Middle Dutchreisen
- Middle Englishreysen“to travel, journey, go on a military expedition”
- Englishreyse
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.
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reyse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reyse
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