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English
Etymology
From Middle English arist, aristh, ærist, from Old English ǣrist (“getting up, rising, resurrection”), from Proto-Germanic *uzristiz (“a rising up”), from Proto-Germanic *uzrīsaną (“to rise up”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“up, out”) + Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise”), equivalent to arise + -t. Cognate with Gothic 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (urrists, “a rising up”). More at arise.
Noun
arist (plural arists)
- (obsolete) A rising, as from a seat, a bed, or the ground, or from below the horizon.
Anagrams
- ISTAR, Ritsa, Sarti, Sitar, Stair, Trias, airts, astir, sitar, stair, stria, tarsi, tiars, tisar
Old Frisian
Pronunciation
Adjective
ārist
- Alternative form of ērest
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN