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rijs

rijs

Dutch

Noun

rijs n ‎(plural rijzen, diminutive rijsje n)

  1. (archaic) A young twig, or a bundle of twigs; bush.
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • rijsberm

Etymology 2

See rijzen.

Verb

rijs

  1. first-person singular present indicative of rijzen
  2. imperative of rijzen

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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