ritsen.
to close a zipper
Meaning & usage
to close a zipper
to alternate from two sides, e.g. to put male, female, etc. candidates on an electoral list
to merge into a traffic queue alternatively from left and right
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch ritsen, from Middle High German ritzen, from Old High German rizzen, from Proto-West Germanic *rittjan, equivalent to rits (“zipper”) + -en. Cognate with English rit.
to stir, prod, incite
Where this word comes from
Possibly from High German reizen, same sense.
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