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Webster 1828 Edition

Reys

REYS

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Noun.
The master of an Egyptian bark or ship.

Definition 2024

reys

reys

English

Noun

reys ‎(plural reyses)

  1. (obsolete) A journey or a military expedition.
    And lightly also there they make their reys.‎ (a1450-a1500, The Libelle of Englyshe Polycye)

References

Portuguese

Noun

reys m

  1. Obsolete spelling of réis
  2. Obsolete spelling of reis

Etymology

From Middle English reis ‎(“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/
  • Rhymes: -eɪs

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