hrissan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrissjan, from Proto-Germanic *hrisjaną. Cognate with Old Saxon hrisian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxris.sɑn/, [ˈr̥is.sɑn]

Verb

hrissan

  1. (ambitransitive) to shake

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ġehrisian

Descendants

  • Middle English: rusien, resien, resen
    • ? Scots: reesle