rijs

Meaning

Noun

1. (archaic, dialectal, neuter) a young twig or branch
2. (archaic, dialectal, neuter) a bundle of twigs; a faggot
3. (neuter, obsolete) any bush, tree or plant

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of rijzen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of rijzen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of rijzen:

Concepts

twig

branch

osier

whip

Synonyms

twijg

teen

tak

takje

zwik

Pronounced as (IPA)

/rɛi̯s/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rijs, from Old Dutch rīs, from Proto-West Germanic *hrīs, from Proto-Germanic *hrīsą.
Cognate with German Reis “twig”, Old Norse hrís, Dansish, Norwegian and Swedish ris.