uprist
English
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”).
Noun
uprist (plural uprists)
- (obsolete) Uprising.
- (obsolete, religious) The resurrection.
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