ariste

ariste

Italian

Noun

ariste f

  1. plural of arista

Anagrams

Middle English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

A rebuilding of Old English ǣrist (from Proto-West Germanic *uʀristi, then Proto-Germanic *uzristiz) as arisen (to arise) +‎ -the (abstract nominal suffix); the original form is preserved in Orm's ærist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈriːst(ə)/, /aˈrist(ə)/, /-θ(ə)/
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ̝ːˌriːst/ (Ormulum)

Noun

ariste (uncountable, genitive singular aristes)

  1. The rising of the sun; sunrise.
  2. (Christianity) A resurrection (of Jesus Christ or at Judgment Day).
    • c. 1180, Orͬm, “Secundum Iohannem .XXIII. [John 2:1]”, in Orͬmulum (Bodleian MS. Junius 1), Bourne Abbey, Lincolnshire, folio 99, recto; republished at Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 10 January 2019:
      Þatt crıſteſſ hırd o domeſſdaᵹᫌ / Shall ū̄beſhorenᷠ ƿurͬþenn. Þurͬh crıſteſſ are. ⁊ þurrh ærıſt. []
      So on Judgement Day, Christ's followers / will become circumcised through Christ's grace and through resurrection []

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