The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ris \Ris\, n. [AS. hr[imac]s; akin to D. rils, G. reis, OHG.
   hr[imac]s.]
   A bough or branch; a twig. [Obs.]
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         As white as is the blossom upon the ris. --Chaucer.
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