Faroese

Noun

risi m (genitive singular risa, plural risar)

1. giant
2. very tall and strong man

Declension

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse risi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪːsɪ/

Noun

risi m ‎(genitive singular risa, nominative plural risar)

1. giant

Declension

Italian

Verb

risi

1. first-person singular past historic of ridere

Anagrams

• iris

Latin

Participle

rīsī

1. nominative masculine plural of rīsus
2. genitive masculine singular of rīsus
3. genitive neuter singular of rīsus
4. vocative masculine plural of rīsus

Verb

rīsī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of rīdeō

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *risiz. Cognate to German Riese and Dutch reus.

Noun

risi m (genitive risa, plural risar)

1. (Norse mythology) A giant.

Synonyms

• bergrisi
• jǫtunn
• hrímþurs
• þurs

Descendants

• Norwegian: rise

See also

• gýgr
• íviðja

References

• risi in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press