English Explanatory Dictionary

risp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To rub together, to rasp or grate.
noun
  1. A rubbing or grating together.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪsp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-risp.wav

Word forms

risp risps risping risped resp

Etymology

From Middle English rispen, from Old Norse rispa (“scratch”), from Proto-Germanic *ripsōną (“to rend; rip; tear open”), from Proto-Indo-European *reyb- (“to tear; snatch; pluck; reap”). Compare also Old Norse rifsa (“to plunder; reave”).

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