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† aˈraise, v. Obs.
Forms: 4–5 arayse, areise, 4–6 areyse, 5 arrays, -reise, -reyse, 6 -raise, arais, 5–8 araise.
[f. a- prefix 1 + raise v.; cf. the pair rise, arise. Cf. also arear: rear and raise being the cogn. forms from OE. and ON.]
1. To raise, lift up, elevate. lit. and fig.
1303R. Brunne Handl. Synne 7650 Swych men areysen baner Aȝens holy chirches power. c1450Merlin 57 [He] a-reised his brother's tombe moche hier than eny of the tother. 1489Caxton Faytes of Armes i. xxvii. 85 They that..arreyse hem self in to arrogaunce. 1557Prayer after Sacr. in Primer, Continual remembraunce of thy blessed passion, so that..when I am falling it may araise me.
2. To raise from the dead. (Cf. arise.)
a1300Cursor M. (Trin. MS.) 14363 Þis tiþing ras Þat laȝar þus areysed [v.r. vpraised, resusced] was. c1500Wyse Chylde & Adrian (W. de W.) (1860) 25 Laȝar the broder of marye magdaleyne..the which god areysed. 1601Shakes. All's Well ii. i. 79 A medicine..whose simple touch Is powerfull to arayse King Peppin.
3. To bring into activity, to excite, arouse.
c1374Chaucer Boeth. iv. ii. 118 Ire þat araiseþ in hem þe floodes of troublynges. Ibid. v. vi. 178 Areise þi corage to ryȝtful hoopes. 1494Fabyan v. cxiv. 88 To appease certeygne rebellions there arreysyd.
4. To raise or levy (money, troops, etc.).
c1386Chaucer Pars. T. ⁋493 To areysen wrongful custumes and taillages. 1471Arrivall Edw. IV (1838) 23 They would gather and arrays up the powere of Devonshire and Cornewaile. 1548Hall Chron. 112 (Halliw.) They..arreised a greate power of xiii. m. and came to the passage.
5. To raise (a siege, or the besiegers).
c1450Merlin xiv. 202 He hadde not peple in his reame sufficient to a-reyse hem fro the sege, ne to chase hem oute of his reame. c1530Ld. Berners Arth. Lyt. Bryt. (1814) 498 We are riding in purpose to areyse youre syege.
6. To take off (cf. Fr. enlever).
c1460Russell Bk. Nurture 418 in Babees Bk. 129 Areyse þe whynges furst.
7. ? To make up. rare.
a1440Morte Arth. 1677 He has araysede his accownte, and redde alle his rolleȝ, ffor he wylle gyfe a rekenyng. |