English Explanatory Dictionary

reys

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A journey or a military expedition.

Pronunciation

rās /ɹeɪs/ en-us-race.ogg

Word forms

reys reyses

Etymology

From Middle English reys (“a journey; military expedition”), from Proto-West Germanic *raisu. 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.

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