risshe

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Old English rysċe, from Proto-West Germanic *ruskijā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriʃ(ə)/, /ˈruʃ(ə)/, /ˈrɛʃ(ə)/

Noun

risshe (plural risshes or risshen)

1. A rush (plant of the family Juncaceae) or a similar plant.
2. The dried and sliced stem of such a plant.
3. A trifle; something of little import or value.
4. (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.