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Arrive, Arryve, v. Also: arriue, arryue; arive, aryve, (arryvyn,) arrayve; arrywe, arywe; arryif, aryfe, arif(e, ariffe. [ME. arrive, arryve, early ME. arive, aryve, OF. ariver.] intr. To come to land; to reach a destination. (In common use from 1375.)(a) 1375 Barb. v. 29 (at the fyre arivit thai). a1400 Leg. S. iv. 255 (thai aryvyt of Spanȝe in-to the kynrik); vi. 45 (thai aryvyt at a citte). c1420 Wynt. ii. 980 (in Argos than aryvyd he); vi. 2491 (to arryve in the Empyre). 1456 Hay I. 39/14 (with thair flote thai arryvit in Cicile); 235/4 (the ambassadouris arryvis at Cales). c1500-c1512 Dunb. xi. 42 (thow sall in deathis port arryve). 1513 Doug. i. iv. (quhou Eneas in Affrik dyd arryve); vii. i. 30 (quhen first this falloschip in Italy gan arryvyn). c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 877 (quhen he in Carthage did arryue). a1578 Pitsc. II. 172/10 (hir grace arrayvit at Leytht witht tuo gallayis). 1596 Dalr. I. 142/7 (tua notable men frome Hispane arryues in Scotland).(b) 1375 Barb. iii. 389 (he thocht in-to the manland till arywe). c1420 Wynt. v. 4230 (the Saxonys arrywyde that tyme in Ingland); vii. 3313 (quhare thai mycht wyt hym till arywe). 1611-57 Mure I. 10/25 (at this tyme the blindit god arywed).(c) 1375 Barb. iv. 559 (that we may thair ariffe in-to saufte). a1400 Leg. S. i. 290 (sowne he can at Rome arife); xvi. 215 (the gud folk aryfyt thar hale & fere). c1500-c1512 Dunb. ix. 165 (in blissit port to arryif). a1568 Scott i. 187 (within thy regioun sall aryfe rowtis of the rankest).

b. In past pple. with was, war, etc.1375 Barb. iii. 725 (in Rauchryne thai arywyt ar). a1400 Leg. S. xxvi. 214 (in the hawine schipis gret war arywit). 1456 Hay I. 39/26 (the contree quhare he was arryvit). a1570-86 Maitland M. Fol. xix. 9 (sen thow art arryvit in this land). 1622-6 Bisset II. 246/29 (gif a schip be arryved at ony place). 1660 Aberd. B. Rec. 187 (the Kings Maiestie wes arryvit in England).