English

Verb

reyse ‎(third-person singular simple present reyses, present participle reysing, simple past and past participle reysed)

1. Obsolete form of raise.

Etymology 2

From Middle English reisen ‎(“to travel, journey, go on a military expedition”), probably from Middle Dutch reisen, resen (compare Old English rāsian ‎(“to explore”)), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *raisōną ‎(“to set out, depart, journey”). Cognate with Danish rejse ‎(“to travel”), Dutch reizen ‎(“to travel”), German reisen ‎(“to travel”), Norwegian reise ‎(“to travel”), Swedish resa ‎(“to travel”). See also reys.

Verb

reyse ‎(third-person singular simple present reyses, present participle reysing, simple past and past participle reysed)

1. (obsolete) To go on a military expedition.

   "In Lettow had he reysed, and in Rus..." (Geoffrey Chaucer)

   Thou that hast reysed in the Holy Land may thine name be breme and mere for aye.‎

2. (obsolete) To journey or travel.

   That mighty wye that reysed frae the ords to the ends of the known world.‎

Usage notes

In the second sense, fell out of common usage in the 16th century. Was displaced by journey and travel.

References

• The Middle English Dictionary