רײַסן

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Yiddish

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German rizen, from Old High German rīzan (to scratch), from a conflation of two similar verbs:.

Compare German reißen.

Verb

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רײַסן (raysn) (past participle געריסן (gerisn))

  1. to tear, rip, pull, rend
  2. (reflexive) to quarrel
  3. (reflexive, with צו (tsu)) to strive, endeavour, aspire to
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Etymology 2

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From a Slavic language; compare Belarusian Русь (Rusʹ, the historical state of Rus).

Proper noun

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רײַסן (raysn?

  1. (archaic, now poetic) Belarus (the country, or the historical region)
    Synonyms: ווײַסרוסלאַנד (vaysrusland), בעלאָרוסיע (belorusye), בעלאַרוס (belarus), מדינת רײַסן (medines raysn)
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