rįesa

See also: riesa and Riesa

Elfdalian

Etymology 1

From Swedish resa, from Middle Low German reisen. The nasality is probably by analogy with rįesa (cleanse).

Verb

rįesa

  1. to travel
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hreinsa, from Proto-Germanic *hrainisōną.

Verb

rįesa

  1. to wash, to cleanse
Inflection

References

  • Steensland, Lars (2011) “Parasitisk (oetymologisk) nasalisering i älvdalskan”, in Oðer råðstemną um övdalskų, pages 116–126
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