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Rizer, Risart, -ert, n. Also: risord; riser, rizzer. [Appar., later form of Raser n.¹ See also Russer berré and Russell n.] The red currant. b. comb. with berry. 1674 Inv. in Sc. Ant. I 178.
Risarts Ib.
Risords 1681 Foulis Acc. Bk. 96.
Cherries and riserts 1699 Binns P. (S.R.S.) 96.
Two pownd of rizers, 24 s. per pownd 16.. Sir R. Sibbald Autobiog. (1833) 16.
The physitian … gave me some sack tinctur'd with juice of rizers 1704 Foulis Acc. Bk. 354.
Goose berrie, risers and chirriesb. 1681 Foulis Acc. Bk. 75.
To William Naper to drink quhen he went to Gorgiemilne about risert buses 1684 Erskine Diary 67.
I did eat some straw and rizer berries 1701 Brand Orkney & Shetl. 80.
Rizzer-berrie bushes