Ryse

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. An archaic spelling of the verb meaning to move upward, get up from a seated or lying position, or ascend
2. An old-fashioned variant meaning to climb upward, stand up, or come up from a lower position
3. A dated form of the verb for ascending, getting onto one's feet, or moving from a lower to a higher place

Etymology: "Ryse" is an archaic English verb, a variant of "rise," that survived mainly in poetry and dialect. In Old English the verb was "rīsan," which meant to get up, stand up, or move upward, and it is related to the German "reisen" (to travel), a link that makes sense once you picture an early sense of setting oneself in motion. The spelling "ryse" reflects a period when English writers were less settled on how to spell vowels. Middle English forms such as "risen" and "rise" were common, and the "y" spelling appeared in Early Modern English texts, including some of Shakespeare's era, before fading from standard use. Poets kept the spelling alive for its archaic flavor, and it appears in later verse and in modern imitations of older styles.