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Risle.

The Risle (a left tributary of the Seine in Normandy, France)

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Meaning & usage

name/ʁil/
  1. The Risle (a left tributary of the Seine in Normandy, France)

Where this word comes from

From Middle French Risla, from Medieval Latin *Risilina, by metathesis from fluvius Lirizinus (Saint Germer), Latinized from a hydronym *Lericina, *Liricina, a form derived from the primitive name of the *Lera, also found in the of the village *Lira (compare La Vieille-Lyre) and ultimately related to the source of Liger.

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