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uprist

uprist noun: uprising.

Noun

uprist (plural uprists)

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

Forms of uprist

pluraluprists

Origin of uprist

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”).

Questions about uprist

What does uprist mean?
Uprist means uprising.
What part of speech is uprist?
Uprist is a noun.
What is the plural of uprist?
The plural of uprist is uprists.

Words near uprist in the dictionary

  1. uprises
  2. uprisest
  3. upriseth
  4. uprising
  5. uprisings
  6. uprist
  7. uprists
  8. upriver
  9. uproar
  10. uproared
  11. uproaring

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