reyse

English

Etymology 1

Verb

reyse (third-person singular simple present reyses, present participle reysing, simple past and past participle reysed)

1. Obsolete form of raise.

Etymology 2

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.

Pronunciation

• enPR: rāz, IPA^(key): /ɹeɪz/

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• Homophones: raise, rays, raze
• Rhymes: -eɪz

Verb

reyse (third-person singular simple present reyses, present participle reysing, simple past and past participle reysed)

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

Usage notes

In the second sense, fell out of common usage in the 16th century. Was displaced by journey and travel.

References

• The Middle English Dictionary
• “reyse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Eyers, Eyres, Reyes, Seery, eyers, eyres, yeers

Middle English

Verb

reyse

1. Alternative form of reysen (“to raise”)