▪ I.† i-ˈrise,v.Obs. [OE.ᵹerís-an.] trans. To become, suit, be suitable to. (Orig.const. with dat.) a1000Guthlac 1087 (Gr.) Swa þam þeodne ᵹeras.c1000ælfric Hom. II. 318 Cyninge ᵹerist rihtwisnys and wisdom.c1200Trin. Coll.Hom. 141 Þe ȝeriseð wel here eiðer. ▪ II.i-rise(n ME.pa.pple. of rise v.