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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Upsit(t, v. [Sit v.] intr. To sit up (from a prone position). = Sit v. 13 a. —c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 155/171.
His hairt a littill dwamyng tuke. He mycht nocht rycht upsitt [M. vpsit]
