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- Old English*ūprist“uprising”
- Middle Englishuprist
- Englishuprist
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”).
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uprist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uprist
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“uprist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uprist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uprist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uprist.
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