Middle English Dictionary Entry
rison n.
Entry Info
Forms | rison n. Also ressin. |
Etymology | ON: cp. Dan. dial. rusne, var. of rusme & Swed. dial. resma, resme. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A stalk of corn, head of oats.
Associated quotations
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)3060 : Þare fell as fele..of fotemen & othire As risonis [Dub: ressynnys] in a ranke fild quen riders it spilken [read: spillen].