† 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.
| 1303 R. Brunne Handl. Synne 7650 Swych men areysen baner Aȝens holy chirches power. c 1450 Merlin 57 [He] a-reised his brother's tombe moche hier than eny of the tother. 1489 Caxton Faytes of Armes i. xxvii. 85 They that..arreyse hem self in to arrogaunce. 1557 Prayer 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.)
| a 1300 Cursor M. (Trin. MS.) 14363 Þis tiþing ras Þat laȝar þus areysed [v.r. vpraised, resusced] was. c 1500 Wyse Chylde & Adrian (W. de W.) (1860) 25 Laȝar the broder of marye magdaleyne..the which god areysed. 1601 Shakes. 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.
| c 1374 Chaucer Boeth. iv. ii. 118 Ire þat araiseþ in hem þe floodes of troublynges. Ibid. v. vi. 178 Areise þi corage to ryȝtful hoopes. 1494 Fabyan v. cxiv. 88 To appease certeygne rebellions there arreysyd. |
4. To raise or levy (money, troops, etc.).
| c 1386 Chaucer Pars. T. ¶493 To areysen wrongful custumes and taillages. 1471 Arrivall Edw. IV (1838) 23 They would gather and arrays up the powere of Devonshire and Cornewaile. 1548 Hall Chron. 112 (Halliw.) They..arreised a greate power of xiii. m. and came to the passage. |
5. To raise (a siege, or the besiegers).
| c 1450 Merlin 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. c 1530 Ld. Berners Arth. Lyt. Bryt. (1814) 498 We are riding in purpose to areyse youre syege. |
6. To take off (cf. Fr. enlever).
| c 1460 Russell Bk. Nurture 418 in Babees Bk. 129 Areyse þe whynges furst. |
7. ? To make up. rare.
| a 1440 Morte Arth. 1677 He has araysede his accownte, and redde alle his rolleȝ, ffor he wylle gyfe a rekenyng. |