English Explanatory Dictionary

uprist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Uprising.
  2. The Resurrection.

Word forms

uprist uprists

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”).

Related words

uprise
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