רײַסן

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Middle High German rizen, from Old High German rīzan (to scratch), from a merger of two similar verbs, Proto-Germanic *wrītaną (from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (to cut, scratch, tear, sketch an outline)), and Proto-Germanic *hrītaną (to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull). Compare German reißen.

Verb

רײַסן • (raysn) (past participle געריסן (gerisn))

  1. to tear, rip, pull, rend
  2. (reflexive) to quarrel
  3. (reflexive, with צו (tsu)) to strive, endeavour, aspire to
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Etymology 2

From a Slavic language; compare Belarusian Русь (Rusʹ, the historical state of Rus).

Proper noun

רײַסן • (raysn) ?

  1. (archaic, now poetic) Belarus (the country, or the historical region)
    Synonyms: ווײַסרוסלאַנד (vaysrusland), בעלאָרוסיע (belorusye), בעלאַרוס (belarus)
Derived terms
  • רײַסיש (raysish, (archaic) Belarusian)
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