reys
English
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
reys (plural reyses)
- (obsolete) A journey or a military expedition.
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Middle Dutch reise, from Old Dutch *reisa, from Proto-West Germanic *raisu.
Pronunciation
Noun
reys
- A journey or a military expedition.
- c. 1475, The Libelle of Englyshe Polycye:
- And lyghtlye also ther they make her reys
- And also quickly they made their journey there.
Related terms
Descendants
- English: reys
References
- “reis, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-08.
Portuguese
Noun
reys m
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