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Uprist

Up-rist′

(ŭp-rĭst′)
,
Noun.
Uprising.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Up-rist′

,
obs.
imp.
of
Uprise
. Uprose.
Chaucer.
Nor dim nor red, like God’s own head
The glorious sun
uprist
.
Coleridge.

Definition 2024

uprist

uprist

English

Noun

uprist ‎(plural uprists)

  1. (obsolete) Uprising.
  2. (obsolete, religious) The resurrection.

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Etymology

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

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