6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
verb come into existence; take on form or shape
verb ascend as a sound
verb rise up as in fear
originFrom Middle English uprisen, from Old English ūprīsan (“to rise up”), equivalent to up- + rise. Cognate with Icelandic upprisa (“resurrection”), Middle Low German oprīsinge (“uprising”). Compare also Icelandic uppreisn (“an uprising, revolt”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0