reisyng
Middle English
Alternative forms
- reysing, reysynge, reisynge, reysynge, raising, raysynge, reisinge
Etymology
From reysen + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛi̯zinɡ/
Noun
reisyng (plural reisyngis)
- (Late Middle English) Revival; renewal; quickening.
- (Late Middle English) Starting, causing, motivating an action.
- (rare, Late Middle English) Readying or erecting; making progress on a structure.
- (rare, Late Middle English) Causing to stay erect or upright; righting.
- (rare, Late Middle English) A ripple or tide; a rising in the water.
- (rare, Late Middle English) Elevation; lifting or raising up.
- (rare, Late Middle English) Pridefulness; boastfulness.
- (rare, Late Middle English) Burping; eructation.
Descendants
- English: raising
- Scots: raisin
References
- “reising(e (ger.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-09.