An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

To REISSIL, v. n. To make a loud clattering noise, S.

Teut. ryssel-en, A. S. hristl-an, crepere.

To Reissil, Rissle, v. a. To beat soundly.

Su. G. ris-a, virgis caedere.

Rudd.

Reissil, s.
1. A loud clattering noise, S.
2. A blow, a stroke, S.

To REIST, v. a. To dry by the heat of the sun, or in a chimney, S.
Dunbar.

Dan. rist-er, to broil or toast.

To REIST, v. n.
1. To wait for another.

Lat. rest-are, id.