uprist

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English uprist, opriste, from Old English *ūprist (“uprising”), from *upp (“up”) +‎ *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[edit]

uprist (plural uprists)

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

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