risi

See also: Risi, rîsi, and rīsi

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse risi, from Proto-Germanic *risiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɹiːsɪ]
• Rhymes: -iːsɪ

Noun

risi m (genitive singular risa, plural risar)

1. giant
2. very tall and strong man

Declension

Declension of risi
m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	risi	risin	risar	risarnir
accusative	risa	risan	risar	risarnar
dative	risa	risanum	risum	risunum
genitive	risa	risans	risa	risanna

---

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse risi, from Proto-Germanic *risiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪːsɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɪːsɪ

Noun

risi m (genitive singular risa, nominative plural risar)

1. a giant

Declension

declension of risi

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	risi	risinn	risar	risarnir
accusative	risa	risann	risa	risana
dative	risa	risanum	risum	risunum
genitive	risa	risans	risa	risanna

---

Italian

Verb

risi

1. first-person singular past historic of ridere

Anagrams

• iris

---

Latin

Participle

rīsī

1. inflection of rīsus:
   1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
   2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

Verb

rīsī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of rīdeō

---

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *risiz. Cognate to German Riese and Dutch reus.

Noun

risi m (genitive risa, plural risar)

1. (Norse mythology) A giant.

Synonyms

• bergrisi
• jǫtunn
• hrímþurs
• þurs

Descendants

• Icelandic: risi
• Faroese: risi
• Norwegian: rise
• Old Swedish: rise
  • Swedish: rese
• Danish: rise

See also

• gýgr
• íviðja

References

• “risi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press