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Etymology edit

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

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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."

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  • Middle English: arist