risi
Old Norse
noun
Definitions
- (Norse mythology) A giant.
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *risiz (giant).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*risiz
Gloss
giant
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Riese German
- Sitzriese German
- riesig German
- bergreus Dutch, Flemish
- ijsreus Dutch, Flemish
- luchtreus Dutch, Flemish
- reus Dutch, Flemish
- reusachtig Dutch, Flemish
- reusdier Dutch, Flemish
- reuzedier Dutch, Flemish
- reuzenaronskelk Dutch, Flemish
- reuzendier Dutch, Flemish
- reuzenhaai Dutch, Flemish
- reuzeninktvis Dutch, Flemish
- reuzenkangoeroe Dutch, Flemish
- reuzenpanda Dutch, Flemish
- reuzenrad Dutch, Flemish
- reuzenstap Dutch, Flemish
- reuzenzwaai Dutch, Flemish
- rijmreus Dutch, Flemish
- rijpreus Dutch, Flemish
- superreus Dutch, Flemish
- vorstreus Dutch, Flemish
- woudreus Dutch, Flemish
- rise Norwegian Bokmål
- *risiz Proto-Germanic
- rise Norwegian Nynorsk
- berg Old Norse
- bergrisi Old Norse
- risaeðla Icelandic
- risi Icelandic
- ruese Middle Dutch
- riso Old High German
- reus Afrikaans
- risi Faroese
- rise Middle High German
- Ris Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *risi gmw-pro
- *riso Old Dutch