risshe

Middle English

Alternative forms

rusch, risch, rysche, rusche, rysch, rosch, rissh, resch, rysse, resche

Etymology

Inherited from Old English rysc, from Proto-Germanic *ruskijō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /riʃ/, /ruʃ/, /rɛʃ/

Noun

risshe (plural risshes or risshen)

A rush (plant of the family Juncaceae) or a similar plant.
The dried and sliced stem of such a plant
A trifle; something of little import or value.
(rare) A candle made from rush stems.

Descendants

English: rush
Scots: rash, resh

References

“rishe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-28.

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