arisan

arisan (plural arisan-arisan, first-person possessive arisanku, second-person possessive arisanmu, third-person possessive arisannya)

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From Proto-Germanic *uzrīsaną (“to rise up, arise”), corresponding to ā- +‎ rīsan.

• IPA^(key): /ɑː.ˈriː.sɑn/, [ɑː.ˈriː.zɑn]

ārīsan

1. (intransitive) To rise, arise, get up

   Iċ ongann ārīsan, ac mīn līchama wæs swā hefiġ swā lēad.

   I tried to get up, but my body was as heavy as lead.

   • c. 900, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     Se wer mihte unēaðe þurh hine selfne ārīsan oþþe gān.

     The man could barely get up or walk by himself.

2. to arise, originate

• Middle English: arisen
  • Scots: arise, aryse
  • English: arise