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Webster 1913 Edition

Rist

Rist

,
obs.
3d p
ers.
s
ing.
p
res.
of
Rise
, contracted from riseth.
Chaucer.

Definition 2024

rist

rist

Estonian

Noun

rist ‎(genitive risti, partitive risti)

  1. cross
  2. crossing
  3. clubs (suit of cards)

References

  • Raimo Raag. (2015), A Criterion for Old Age, section “Word stems in modern standard Estonian of Old East Slavic origin”, in Книгамъ бо есть неищетная глубина: Essays in Honour of Irina Lysén.

Icelandic

Noun

rist f ‎(genitive singular ristar, nominative plural ristir)

  1. instep
  2. grate (e.g. in an oven)
  3. grid, grille

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

rist

  1. past participle of rise
  2. imperative of riste

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

rist

  1. Past participle of riste

Etymology

Borrowing from Old East Slavic крьстъ ‎(krĭstŭ).

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