Middle English Dictionary Entry
uprīsen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | uprīsen v. Also upris(e, upperise; sg.3 upriseth, etc. & uprist; p. upros(e, (chiefly N) upras(e, uprais(e; pl. upros(e, upras(e; ppl. uprise(n, up(e)resen, upreson, upperesin. |
| Etymology | From rīsen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. uparisen v.
1.
To get to one’s feet, get up; also, bring (sb.) to his feet, cause to stand [quot. a1425]; ben uprisen; ppl. uprisinge, getting up.
Associated quotations
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mel.(Manly-Rickert)B.2211 : Vp roos thanne an aduocat…and seide, [etc.].
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)15284 : Iesus ras of his sette, Bot his disciplis þat war sett, Nan vp-rise he lete.
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)34.13 : Vprisand witnes, swiked [read: swikel] ware ai, Þat I ne wist me asked þai.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)2266 : Clitoun roos first…And smoot Tauryn vprisynde [LinI: vp risynge].
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.3152 : A knyȝt vp ros, and Pentheus he hiȝt.
- a1425(?c1350) Ywain (Glb E.9)3971 : Sir Ywain sone on knese him set…Þan did þe ladi him up rise.
- a1425 HBk.GDei (Hnt HM 148)70/22 : Whene art wonne to holy kyrk, fall don on þi kneese and en-noure hym [Christ]…And are þou vp-rise, think inwardly in þi mynde how hote lufe hym brind þat made hym for þe to dy.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)48.369 : Aftyr Mete…vpe Resen they were.
- c1460 Cursor (LdMisc 416)16275 : Vp rose they alle and yaf a cry.
2.
To rise from sleep, get out of bed; ppl. uprisinge, rousing himself.
Associated quotations
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)872 : He gan awake…he was al awondred and wiȝtly he uprises.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mil.(Manly-Rickert)A.3688 : Whan that the firste cok hath crowe anon, Vp rist this ioly louere Absolon.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)2733 : Quen þai war rest wel, vp-ras [Frf: up-rase; Trin-C: vp roos] þai.
- a1400 Cursor (Frf 14)2821 : Quen þai saghe lothe vprisande, þai toke him-self first bi þe hand.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)1126 : Ful erly bifore þe day þe folk vp rysen.
- a1425(?a1350) 7 Sages(2) (Glb E.9)3507 : Opon þe morn þe knyght vp rase.
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)2635 : Were it day, I wolde vprise.
3.
(a) To rise from the dead, arise from death; ben) uprisen;
(b) to resurrect (sb.) [cp. upreisen v. 2.(a)].
Associated quotations
a
- 1372 In place (Adv 18.7.21)p.48 : At Domesday we solen vprise.
- c1390 Castle Love(1) (Vrn)1414 : He vpros and vs forbouȝte.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)203 : He vprais [Frf: vprase]…he upstey.
- a1400 Cursor (Göt Theol 107)17384 : Fra dede to lijf vp-resen [Ld: vp-resyn] es he.
- a1425(a1400) PConsc.(Glb E.9 & Hrl 4196)4985 : He uprayse thurgh myght Fra dede.
- a1425 Here begynnes a new (Roy 17.C.17)35 : He es uppe resyn & not here.
- a1425 Here begynnes a new (Roy 17.C.17)297 : He up rose & steyed on he To Hys Fadyre to sytte Hym nehe.
- a1425 NPass.(Cmb Gg.5.31)231/1930 : I sall vppe ryse apon þe thyrd day.
- (a1438) MKempe A (Add 61823)197/28 : Owr Lord seyde to Mary Mawdelyn, ‘Go telle my bretheryn & Peter þat I am vp-reson.’
- a1500(?a1400) SLChrist (Hrl 3909)7459 : Crist vp-risen was.
- a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer.(Add 36791)213/7 : At the voyce of this Archangel Miȝhel dede men schal vprise.
- c1450(1446) Nightingale (Clg A.2)15/401 : Hell despoiled, & slayn oure mortall foo, Oure lord vpryse with palme of hye victorie, [etc.].
- ?a1500(?a1425) Chester Pl.Resur.(Manch 822.11C2)491/21 : I sawe…dead men up ryse.
b
- a1400 Cursor (Trin-C R.3.8)14377 : He vp roos sir lazere.
4.
(a) Of a bird: to fly up into the air;
(b) of the sun, a star: to appear above the horizon, rise; of the dawn: break;
(c) of soil or the ground: to rise above the earth’s surface; of a stone: rise to the surface of water, float.
Associated quotations
a
- a1400 Cursor (Göt Theol 107)15987 : [N]e sal he [Jesus] neuer rise eft treuli nou i þe hight Are sal þis ilke coke vp rise was skaldid ȝisternight!
b
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)1791 : Went þei in þat wildernesse al þat long niȝt, til it dawed to day and sunne to uprise.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Sh.(Manly-Rickert)B.1241 : They were as glad of his comyng As fowel is fayn whan that the sonne vp riseth.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)17071 : Þi suet sun up-ras.
- c1430(c1386) Chaucer LGW (Benson-Robinson)1188 : The dawenyng up-rist out of the se.
- (1449) Metham AC (Gar 141)532 : In that [second circle] the fyx sterrys were and sygnys meuyng asundyr, Sum vprysyng and sum dessendynd vndyr.
- c1450(c1386) Chaucer LGW Prol.(1) (Benson-Robinson)49 : The sonne…upryseth erly by the morwe.
c
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)21074 : Þat erth…Men sais vprisand fra þe grund.
- a1500(?a1425) Lambeth SSecr.(Lamb 501)89/6 : Vprys [Ashmole: That stone…Thow shalt se hym rise vp on the water].
5.
(a) To flourish, prosper; of a plant, grass: grow;
(b) to rise up in anger, become aroused; ben uprisen, make an armed uprising [last quot.].
Associated quotations
a
- (c1375) Chaucer CT.Mk.(Manly-Rickert)B.3863 : From humble bed to roial magestee, Vp roos he, Iulius the conqueror.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)17474 : All fals sal far þat ilk wise, And euer sal rightwisnes vprise.
- c1450(a1425) MOTest.(SeldSup 52)274 : No rayn on erth then fell to gayr the gresse vp ryse.
- -?-(1471) *Ripley CAlch.(Ashm 1445)v.viii : So ther shulde no frute be vprysinge.
b
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)7.6 : Vprise, lauerd, in wreth þine.
- a1425(a1396) Maidstone PPs. (Wht)649 : Thow schalt vprise & Syon ruwe, For tyme is come of hir mercy.
- c1440(?a1400) Perceval (Thrn)977 : Vp resyn es a sowdane; Alle hir landes hase he tane.
6.
(a) To come into existence, begin;
(b) of noise: to arise, be made; of news or rumor: become current.
Associated quotations
a
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)26.6 : Ife vprise ogaine me fighte, In þat sal i hope in mighte.
- a1450 Ben.Rule(2) (Vsp A.25)21 : Ryght to gar þis reule up-ryse, Þe wytty man says on þis wyse, ‘Asculta, o filia, [etc.].’
b
- a1425 Chaucer TC (Corp-C 61)1.85 : The noise vp ros.
- c1430(c1386) Chaucer LGW (Benson-Robinson)1242 : The wikke fame upros…How Eneas hath with the queen ygon Into the cave.