rįesa

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See also: riesa and Riesa

Elfdalian

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Etymology 1

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From Swedish resa, from Middle Low German reisen. The nasality is probably by analogy with rįesa (cleanse).

Verb

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rįesa

  1. to travel
Inflection
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse hreinsa, from Proto-Germanic *hrainisōną.

Verb

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rįesa

  1. to wash, to cleanse
Inflection
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References

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  • Steensland, Lars (2011) “Parasitisk (oetymologisk) nasalisering i älvdalskan”, in Oðer råðstemną um övdalskų[1], pages 116–126