ærist

Old English

FWOTD – 31 March 2024

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzristiz. Cognate with Old High German urrist and Gothic 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (urrists). By surface analysis, ǣ- (“up, out”) +‎ *rist (“rising”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæːˌrist/

Noun

ǣrist f

1. (countable, uncountable) rising or getting up
2. (countable, uncountable) resurrection
   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care

     Hē hine ætīewde æfter þǣre ǣriste and cwæþ, "Faraþ and cȳðaþ mīnum brōðrum þæt hīe cumen tō Galilēum. Þǣr hīe mē ġesēoþ."

     He appeared after the resurrection and said, "Go and tell my brothers to come to Galilee. They'll see me there."

Declension

Declension of ǣrist (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ǣrist	ǣriste, ǣrista
accusative	ǣrist, ǣriste	ǣriste, ǣrista
genitive	ǣriste	ǣrista
dative	ǣriste	ǣristum

Related terms

• ārisan

Descendants

• Middle English: arist
  • English: arist