risen

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English

Etymology

Morphologically rise +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɪzən/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪzən

Verb

risen

  1. past participle of rise

Adjective

risen (comparative more risen, superlative most risen)

  1. (dated) To be in a state of having recently rised.

Usage notes

This use of the word is mostly now associated with the story of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, due to its use in the King James Bible translation in the Gospel of Matthew. "He is not here: for he is risen, as he said."

Anagrams

Cornish

Noun

risen f

  1. singulative of ris (rice)
  2. grain of rice

Danish

Pronunciation

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Noun

risen c

  1. definite singular of ris

Galician

Verb

risen

  1. third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of rir

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *rīsan, from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

risen

  1. to rise, to go up
  2. to arise, to appear

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive risen
3rd sg. past rêes
3rd pl. past rēsen
Past participle gerēsen
Infinitive risen
In genitive risens
In dative risene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular rise rêes
2nd singular rijs, rises rēes, rēses
3rd singular rijst, riset rêes
1st plural risen rēsen
2nd plural rijst, riset rēest, rēset
3rd plural risen rēsen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular rise rēse
2nd singular rijs, rises rēses
3rd singular rise rēse
1st plural risen rēsen
2nd plural rijst, riset rēset
3rd plural risen rēsen
Imperative Present
Singular rijs, rise
Plural rijst, riset
Present Past
Participle risende gerēsen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: rijzen
  • Limburgish: rieze

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English rīsan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīsan, from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

risen

  1. to rise

Conjugation

Descendants

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

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Noun

risen m

  1. definite singular of ris

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

risen m

  1. definite singular of ris

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

risen m

  1. definite singular of rise