reys
English
Etymology
From Middle English reys (“a journey; military expedition”), from Proto-Germanic *raisō. 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
- enPR: rās, IPA(key): /ɹeɪs/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪs
Noun
reys (plural reyses)
- (obsolete) A journey or a military expedition.
References
- The Middle English Dictionary
Anagrams
- Srey, Yers, Yser, ryes, yers
Middle English
Alternative forms
- raise
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Middle Dutch reise, from Old Dutch *reisa, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *raisō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛi̯s(ə)/
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.
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Related terms
- reysen
Descendants
- English: reys
References
- “reis (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-08.
Portuguese
Noun
reys m
- Obsolete spelling of réis
- Obsolete spelling of reis