arisan

arisan (first-person possessive arisanku, second-person possessive arisanmu, third-person possessive arisannya)

1. A gathering in which prizes are distributed to each member evenly (usually money), usually on a monthly basis, by using the lottery method to determine the winner(s). The winner(s) still has an obligation to distribute the prize, but loses his/her right to win in the next draw until the new round starts. A full round is completed after all of its participants get prizes.

From Proto-Germanic *uzrīsaną (“to rise up, arise”), corresponding to ā- +‎ rīsan.

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈriː.sɑn/, [ɑːˈriː.zɑn]

ārīsan

1. (intransitive) to rise, arise, get up
   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     Sē wer meahte unēaðe þurh hine selfne ārīsan oþþe gān.

     The man could barely get up or walk by himself.

2. to arise, originate

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• ǣrist
• rǣran
• rāsian

• Middle English: arisen, arrisen
  • English: arise
  • Scots: arise, aryse