v. Obs. Forms: 4–5 arayse, areise, 4–6 areyse, 5 arrays, -reise, -reyse, 6 -raise, arais, 5–8 araise. [f. A- pref. 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. Shaks., 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, Pers. 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.
