▪ I. arising, vbl. n.
(əˈraɪzɪŋ)
[f. arise v. + -ing1.]
1. The action of the vb. arise in various senses; now chiefly Obs. or arch., and supplied by rising; as a. Rising from a seat, from bed, from the dead; rising of the sun.
| 1340 Ayenb. 14 Þe tuelfte article is to leue þe general arizinge of bodye. c 1386 Chaucer Frankl. T. 559 And kneu the arisyng of his moone wel. c 1430 Life St. Kath. (1884) 113 Wher of dounfallyng foleweth so glorious arysynge. 1540 Four P.P. in Hazl. Dodsley I. 350 What causeth this: That women after their arising Be so long in their apparelling? 1548 Udall, etc. Prol. Luke (R.) His arisyng from death to life. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 285 Unto the arising of the Dog-star. |
b. Excited rising, insurrection.
| 1340 Ayenb. 9 Naȝt dyadlich zenne, ase byeþ manie arizinges of ulesse. 1591 Percivall Sp. Dict., Levantamiento, arising, rising, rebelling. |
c. Springing up, origination.
| 1340 Ayenb. 147 Ne non arizinge of wreþe. 1603 Knolles Hist. Turks (1638) 96 The arising of new troubles. |
2. pl. In concrete use: applied to materials that ‘arise’ as secondary or waste products of an operation (see quots.). Spec. in naval use: the remains of consumable stores.
| 1923 ‘Bartimeus’ Seaways ix. 131 ‘Arisings’ are an important item of Naval store accounts. They represent what is left over. For instance, the ‘arisings’ of a candle is a puddle of wax, which is the property of the State. 1955 Metal Age Feb. 2 (Advt.), Cobalt..Tungsten, Vanadium. Buyers of stocks and continuous arisings. 1957 Times 20 Nov. 4/3 The London board..invited tenders for their ‘arisings of scrap metal’ over the ensuing 12 months. 1958 Optima Mar. 40/2 The final waste from the separation process consists of mixed fission products with a specific activity of up to 800 curies per gram... These arisings..must be stored without possibility of escape for many decades. |
▪ II. aˈrising, ppl. a.
[f. arise v. + -ing2.]
= rising.
| 1605 Verstegan's Dec. Intell. Pref. Verses, Phebus bright arising rays. a 1749 T. Chalkley Wks. (1766) 474 The present arising Generation. 1814 Scott Ld. of Isles iii. xii, The sun's arising gleam. |