ריז

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German rise, from Old High German riso, risi, from Proto-Germanic *risiz (“giant”). Cognate with German Riese, Norwegian Bokmål rise (“mountain troll”) and Dutch reus (“giant”).

Noun

ריז • (riz) m, plural ריזן‎ (rizn)

  1. giant
    Synonyms: גיגאַנט‎ (gigánt), גוג־⁠מגוג‎ (gógmegog)

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