noun, masculine/ʁi/
reef (portion of a sail)
Inherited from Middle French, from Old French ris (“reef”) for earlier *rifs (nom. sg. and acc. pl.), probably borrowed from Old Norse rif (“reef”). See English reef for more.
/ʁi/
reef (portion of a sail)
Inherited from Middle French, from Old French ris (“reef”) for earlier *rifs (nom. sg. and acc. pl.), probably borrowed from Old Norse rif (“reef”). See English reef for more.
sweetbread (of a lamb or calf)
Inherited from Middle French ris, of unknown origin. Gilles Ménage considered it a likely corruption of ridez m pl, modern ridés (“wrinkled”).
laughter, laugh; pleasures
Synonyms: rire
Inherited from Latin rīsus (“laughter”).