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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Ritze

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Ritze
Friedrich Kluge2510754An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R — Ritze1891John Francis Davis

Ritze, f., ‘rift, rent,’ from MidHG. riz (gen. ritzes), m., ‘rift, wound,’ like rißen, from MidHG. ritzen, ‘to scratch, wound,’ OHG. rizzen, rizzân; allied to reißen.