reisen

See also: Reisen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩], [ˈʁaɪ̯zən]
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Etymology 1

From Middle High German reisen, from Old High German reisōn (to arise, set out, set out on a journey) (compare Old High German reisa (a setting out, expedtion, journey)), from Proto-Germanic *raisōną (to set out, depart), from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (to rise, arise). Cognate with North Frisian reyse (travel, expedition), Danish rejse (journey, trip, travel), Swedish resa (trip, journey), (obsolete) English reyse (to journey, travel, go on a military expedition).

Verb

reisen (third-person singular simple present reist, past tense reiste, past participle gereist, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to travel
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German rīsen (to fall, fall out), from Old High German rīsan (to fall, fall down), from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (to rise, move vertically up or down, go), from Proto-Indo-European *rei- (to rise, arise). Cognate with Low German risen, Dutch rijzen, Old English rīsan (to rise) (modern English rise), Icelandic rísa. More at rise.

Verb

reisen

  1. (intransitive, dialectal) to fall

Further reading


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *reison, from Proto-Germanic *raisōną. Equivalent to reise + -en.

Verb

reisen

  1. to travel, to go on a journey
  2. to go on a (military) expedition

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • reisen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Verb

reisen

  1. Alternative form of reysen (to raise)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

reisen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of reise
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