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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German rise, from Old High German riso, risi, from Proto-Germanic *risiz (“giant”). Cognate with German Riese, Norwegian Bokmål rise (“mountain troll”) and Dutch reus (“giant”).
Noun
ריז • (riz) m, plural ריזן (rizn)
- giant
- Synonyms: גיגאַנט (gigánt), גוג־מגוג (gógmegog)
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