reisyng

Middle English

Alternative forms

• reysing, reysynge, reisynge, reysynge, raising, raysynge, reisinge

Etymology

From reysen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛi̯zinɡ/

Noun

reisyng (plural reisyngis)

1. (Late Middle English) Revival; renewal; quickening.
2. (Late Middle English) Starting, causing, motivating an action.
3. (rare, Late Middle English) Readying or erecting; making progress on a structure.
4. (rare, Late Middle English) Causing to stay erect or upright; righting.
5. (rare, Late Middle English) A ripple or tide; a rising in the water.
6. (rare, Late Middle English) Elevation; lifting or raising up.
7. (rare, Late Middle English) Pridefulness; boastfulness.
8. (rare, Late Middle English) Burping; eructation.

Descendants

• English: raising
• Scots: raisin

References

• “reising(e (ger.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-09.