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reys

/ɹeɪs/

reys noun: a journey or a military expedition.

Noun

reys (plural reyses)

  1. (obsolete) A journey or a military expedition.

Forms of reys

pluralreyses

Origin of reys

From Middle English reys (“a journey; military expedition”), from Proto-West Germanic *raisu. Cognate with Danish rejse (“journey, trip, travel”), Dutch reis (“journey, trip, travel”), German Reise (“journey, travel”), Low German Reis (“journey, travel”) North Frisian reyse (“travel, expedition”), Norwegian reise (“trip, journey”), Swedish resa (“trip, journey”). See also reyse.

Words that rhyme with reys

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Questions about reys

What does reys mean?
Reys means a journey or a military expedition.
What part of speech is reys?
Reys is a noun.
How do you pronounce reys?
Reys is pronounced /ɹeɪs/.
What is the plural of reys?
The plural of reys is reyses.

Words near reys in the dictionary

  1. reyokes
  2. reyoking
  3. reyong
  4. reyongs
  5. reyou
  6. reys
  7. reyse
  8. reysed
  9. reyses
  10. reysh
  11. reyshes

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