The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Arise \A*rise"\, n.
   Rising. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Arise \A*rise"\ ([.a]*r[imac]z"), v. i. [imp. Arose
   (-r[=o]z"); p. pr. & vb. n. Arising; p. p. Arisen
   (-r[i^]z"'n).]. [AS. [=a]r[imac]san; [=a] (equiv. to Goth.
   us-, ur-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + r[imac]san to rise;
   cf. Goth. urreisan to arise. See Rise.]
   1. To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come
      above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of
      repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; as, to arise from a
      kneeling posture; a cloud arose; the sun ariseth; he arose
      early in the morning.
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   2. To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to
      become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a
      part; to present itself; as, the waves of the sea arose; a
      persecution arose; the wrath of the king shall arise.
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            There arose up a new king . . . which knew not
            Joseph.                               --Ex. i. 8.
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            The doubts that in his heart arose.   --Milton.
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   3. To proceed; to issue; to spring.
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            Whence haply mention may arise
            Of something not unseasonable to ask. --Milton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

arise
    v 1: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new
         religious movement originated in that country"; "a love
         that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book
         grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon
         uprose" [syn: originate, arise, rise, develop,
         uprise, spring up, grow]
    2: originate or come into being; "a question arose" [syn:
       arise, come up, bob up]
    3: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn:
       arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up] [ant: lie,
       lie down, sit, sit down]
    4: result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this
       discussion" [syn: arise, come up]
    5: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the
       forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn:
       rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up,
       uprise] [ant: come down, descend, fall, go down]
    6: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn:
       rebel, arise, rise, rise up]
    7: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They
       rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: get up, turn out,
       arise, uprise, rise] [ant: bed, crawl in, go to
       bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack, kip
       down, retire, sack out, turn in]