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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Arise, Aryse, v. Also: arys, arryse; aryis, arryise, aryes; arrays(e. P.t. arais(e, arrais(e, arraize; arays, arrayis; arrois, arose. P.p. arrysin, arrissen. [ME. aryse(n, arise(n, ONhb. Arísa (aríse), OE. Arísan. Of late appearance in Sc., under Eng. influence.] intr. To rise, rise up, come into existence.(a) 1529 Edinb. B. Rec. 8 (thar man diuisione arys tharthrow). 1558 Q. Kennedy Tractive 107 (than sall thow aryis and get thé up). 1567 Reg. Privy C. I. 543 (that nane arryise at command). c1600 Montg. Suppl. xi. 15 (of medling muche dois mischeif aryis). 1611-57 Mure Misc. P. xii. 1 (sueit saviour, aryse). 1657 Balfour Ann. IV. 395 (his reposse endit, he arrayses).(b) 1513 Doug. v. iv. 43 (heir first gude hope arays). 1531 Bell. Boece I. 210 (the skry arrais); 277 (the skry and terrible noise arrayis). c 1563 Reg. Panmure I. p. xxxvi. (thear arays swme debait). 1569-73 Bann. Mem. 484 (he fell on the grene; he arais agane). 1584 Waus Corr. III. 312 (the lyk questioun arais). 1609 Garden Garden 63 (as I from my rest arraize). 1623 Crim. Trials III. 557 (thair was ane grit noyse maid be foulis … that arraise).(c) 1611 Hist. Rev. XIX. 109 (the jaris newlie arrysin betwix the indwellaris). 1657 Balfour Ann. I. 68 (a contrawersey that had arrissen).