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Rit
Definitions
- 1 Abbreviation of ritardando. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
- 1 A scratch, a score or a groove. Northern-England, Scotland
- 2 Initialism of rapid intervention team. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 1 To scratch or score. Northern-England, Scotland
- 2 To tear, rip, rend. Northern-England, Scotland
- 3 To slit. Northern-England, Scotland
Etymology
From Middle English ritten (“to cut, score, slit, tear”), from Old English *rittan (“to cut, score, slit, tear,”) (compare Old High German rizzen), from Proto-West Germanic *rittjan, from Proto-Germanic *ritjaną (“to cut, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrid-néh₂-; see *hrītaną. Cognate with Middle Low German ritten (“to scratch”), German ritzen (“to scratch”). Compare with Proto-Slavic *rězati (“to cut, carve, engrave”)). See also rat.
From Middle English ritten (“to cut, score, slit, tear”), from Old English *rittan (“to cut, score, slit, tear,”) (compare Old High German rizzen), from Proto-West Germanic *rittjan, from Proto-Germanic *ritjaną (“to cut, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrid-néh₂-; see *hrītaną. Cognate with Middle Low German ritten (“to scratch”), German ritzen (“to scratch”). Compare with Proto-Slavic *rězati (“to cut, carve, engrave”)). See also rat.
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