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uprist en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English uprist, opriste, from Old English *ūprist (“uprising”), from *upp (“up”) + *ristiz (“ascension, rise”); equivalent to up- + Old English rist (“a rising”). Compare Old English ǣrist (“rising, rising up, resurrection, awakening”), Old High German urrist (“resurrection”), Gothic 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (urrists, “resurrection”).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Uprising.
  2. (obsolete) The Resurrection.

Forms

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