raysyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

raycin, reyson, reysyn, rasyn, rayson, resyn, reyseyn, raysing, racine, resonne, reysynge

Etymology

A borrowing from Anglo-Norman reysin, from Vulgar Latin *racīmus, from Latin racēmus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rɛːˈziːn/, /ˈrɛːzən/, /ˈrɛi̯zənɡ/, /ˈrɛi̯zən/, /ˈraːzən/

Noun

raysyn (plural raysyns)

A grape or a cluster of grapes.
A raisin; a dried grape.
(rare) Fruit growing on a tree.

Descendants

English: raisin
- → Japanese: レーズン (rēzun)
Scots: raisin, reasin

References

“raisī̆n (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-08.

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