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

osier

whip

branch

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.