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)

Derived terms

• ריזן־יאָדלע (rizn-yodle)