reeskn.

Brit.

/riːsk/, U.S.

/risk/, Scottish English

/risk/

Forms: pre-1700 resk, pre-1700 reysk, pre-1700 reyske, pre-1700 rysk, pre-1700 1700s–1800s risk, pre-1700 1800s– reisk, 1700s riask, 1700s– reesk, 1800s reask, 1800s reisque, 1800s riesk.

Origin: A borrowing from Scottish Gaelic. Etymon: Scottish Gaelic riasg.

Etymology: < Scottish Gaelic riasg moor, fen, or marsh, coarse mountain-grass, sedge, or similar, place in which such grass grows, land unsuitable for cultivation because of this (Early Irish ríasc fen, marsh), probably < the same Indo-European base as rithe n. + an ending of uncertain origin.In sense 1 also common in Scottish place names. The following earlier example could reflect either the Scots or the Scottish Gaelic word:1317 in C. Innes Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis (1845) I. 44 Per semitam ducentem vsque Gelcaren..et abhinc per vnam reske vsque ad crucem..in via regia.

Scottish.

1. A piece of uncultivated moor or marshy ground covered with coarse grass or rushes; unproductive soil or land of this description. Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) records this sense as still in use in Aberdeenshire and Kirkcudbrightshire in 1968.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [noun] > with reeds

reesk1458

juncary1613

sag-bed1672

tule marsh1850

tule swamp1883

1458 in C. Innes & P. Chalmers Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc (1856) II. 104 Fra thyne to..the Yallow Pwlle, and swa up the claische, that is to say, the reyske,haldand eist to the corsstane.

1540 in 5th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1876) 609/1 The..merchis..begynnand at the west in the myddis of the resk betuix the..landis.

1606 in J. M. Thomson Registrum Magni Sigilli Scotorum (1890) VI. 618/2 Cum lie mossis, mwres, grenis lie reiskis circa et inter Catboll.

1673 Kirkcudbright Sheriff Court Test. 28 Jan. Oued be him... Of rent for the croft 2 bolls beir 6 lib. for the risk.

1765 in Rothesay Town Council Rec. (1935) II. 884 A Riask or piece of Whinny ground near to the Houses of Townhead.

1813 G. Robertson Agric. Surv. Kincardine 317 The greater part of the original soil..is either a moss..or it is, what in this and in the adjacent county of Aberdeen, is provincially called Reisque, or Reisk.

1891 T. Mair Arn & his Wife 58 Wi' Jeames an' them to tear a skelp O' reask to Saunders Todd.

1932 R. L. Cassie Scots Sangs 31 Roon the reesk I dauner.

2. Coarse grass growing on rough ground or moorland. Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) records this sense as still in use in Banffshire and Aberdeenshire in 1968.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > names applied to various types of grass

windlestrawc1000

shear-grass1483

risp1508

sweet-grass1577

star grass1687

reesk1735

bluegrass1751

cheat1784

spear-grass1784

white top1803

prairie grass1812

elephant grass1832

ryegrass1845

wool-grass1854

snow-grass1865

quick1896

1735 True Method treating Light Hazely Ground Buchan 47 It should be allowed to return to its native Sward, whether it be Rushes or Reesk intermixed with other grass.

1794 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XII. 576 Large tracks of ground producing a coarse kind of grass, called by the country people reesk.

1812 D. Souter Gen. View Agric. Banff App. 59 If a field be cold and canker'd, or overgrown with reesk, year old fauch will agree best.

1915 H. Beaton At Back o' Benachie 15 Not only had the ground to be cleared of heather, whins and ‘reesk’, but also of stones.

Derivatives

ˈreesky adj. swampy, marshy; producing coarse grass.

ΚΠ

1648 in D. Littlejohn Rec. Sheriff Court Aberdeenshire (1906) II. 518 Faill and dowat castin upon ane reiskie peice of the samen lands lyand at the eist end of..his ruids.

1741 Session Papers in Sc. National Dict. (1968) VII. (at cited word) Having riskey Ground of their own upon the Lands of Whitecairn.

1804 W. Tarras Poems 7 Aft we've seen them fain, Dink owre the bent to the reiskie den.

1929 W. Littlejohn Bch. Cottar Stories 18 Above that was placed a layer of good rough reeskie divots.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reesk
释义	reeskn. Brit. /riːsk/, U.S. /risk/, Scottish English /risk/ Forms: pre-1700 resk, pre-1700 reysk, pre-1700 reyske, pre-1700 rysk, pre-1700 1700s–1800s risk, pre-1700 1800s– reisk, 1700s riask, 1700s– reesk, 1800s reask, 1800s reisque, 1800s riesk. Origin: A borrowing from Scottish Gaelic. Etymon: Scottish Gaelic riasg. Etymology: < Scottish Gaelic riasg moor, fen, or marsh, coarse mountain-grass, sedge, or similar, place in which such grass grows, land unsuitable for cultivation because of this (Early Irish ríasc fen, marsh), probably < the same Indo-European base as rithe n. + an ending of uncertain origin.In sense 1 also common in Scottish place names. The following earlier example could reflect either the Scots or the Scottish Gaelic word:1317 in C. Innes Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis (1845) I. 44 Per semitam ducentem vsque Gelcaren..et abhinc per vnam reske vsque ad crucem..in via regia. Scottish. 1. A piece of uncultivated moor or marshy ground covered with coarse grass or rushes; unproductive soil or land of this description. Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) records this sense as still in use in Aberdeenshire and Kirkcudbrightshire in 1968. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [noun] > with reeds reesk1458 juncary1613 sag-bed1672 tule marsh1850 tule swamp1883 1458 in C. Innes & P. Chalmers Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc (1856) II. 104 Fra thyne to..the Yallow Pwlle, and swa up the claische, that is to say, the reyske,haldand eist to the corsstane. 1540 in 5th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1876) 609/1 The..merchis..begynnand at the west in the myddis of the resk betuix the..landis. 1606 in J. M. Thomson Registrum Magni Sigilli Scotorum (1890) VI. 618/2 Cum lie mossis, mwres, grenis lie reiskis circa et inter Catboll. 1673 Kirkcudbright Sheriff Court Test. 28 Jan. Oued be him... Of rent for the croft 2 bolls beir 6 lib. for the risk. 1765 in Rothesay Town Council Rec. (1935) II. 884 A Riask or piece of Whinny ground near to the Houses of Townhead. 1813 G. Robertson Agric. Surv. Kincardine 317 The greater part of the original soil..is either a moss..or it is, what in this and in the adjacent county of Aberdeen, is provincially called Reisque, or Reisk. 1891 T. Mair Arn & his Wife 58 Wi' Jeames an' them to tear a skelp O' reask to Saunders Todd. 1932 R. L. Cassie Scots Sangs 31 Roon the reesk I dauner. 2. Coarse grass growing on rough ground or moorland. Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) records this sense as still in use in Banffshire and Aberdeenshire in 1968. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > names applied to various types of grass windlestrawc1000 shear-grass1483 risp1508 sweet-grass1577 star grass1687 reesk1735 bluegrass1751 cheat1784 spear-grass1784 white top1803 prairie grass1812 elephant grass1832 ryegrass1845 wool-grass1854 snow-grass1865 quick1896 1735 True Method treating Light Hazely Ground Buchan 47 It should be allowed to return to its native Sward, whether it be Rushes or Reesk intermixed with other grass. 1794 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XII. 576 Large tracks of ground producing a coarse kind of grass, called by the country people reesk. 1812 D. Souter Gen. View Agric. Banff App. 59 If a field be cold and canker'd, or overgrown with reesk, year old fauch will agree best. 1915 H. Beaton At Back o' Benachie 15 Not only had the ground to be cleared of heather, whins and ‘reesk’, but also of stones. Derivatives ˈreesky adj. swampy, marshy; producing coarse grass. ΚΠ 1648 in D. Littlejohn Rec. Sheriff Court Aberdeenshire (1906) II. 518 Faill and dowat castin upon ane reiskie peice of the samen lands lyand at the eist end of..his ruids. 1741 Session Papers in Sc. National Dict. (1968) VII. (at cited word) Having riskey Ground of their own upon the Lands of Whitecairn. 1804 W. Tarras Poems 7 Aft we've seen them fain, Dink owre the bent to the reiskie den. 1929 W. Littlejohn Bch. Cottar Stories 18 Above that was placed a layer of good rough reeskie divots. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1458
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