Risynge

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. Climbing or moving upward from a lower place to a higher one ; a popular armed revolt against those in authority
2. Going up or mounting steadily into the air or a higher position ; a violent uprising by people against a ruler or government
3. Ascending gradually to a higher level ; an organized rebellion of a community against its governing power

Etymology: "Risynge" is a Middle English spelling of "rising," the present participle of "rise." The "-ynge" ending is the medieval form of the modern "-ing" suffix, and the spelling reflects how the word sounded in late medieval English. "Rise" comes from Old English "risan," meaning to get up or ascend, and it is a Germanic word with cognates across the family. Its partner "raise" is a borrowing from Old Norse "reisa," the causative form of the same verb, so "raise" means to make something rise.