Uprist Definition

Origin of Uprist

• 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 (urrists, “resurrection”).

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