† aliftv.
Obsolete.
transitive and intransitive. To lift (in various senses).
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > make to go up or cause to rise [verb (transitive)] > raise
heave971
hevenOE
onheaveOE
rearOE
highOE
arearc1175
to set above (also aloft, high, on high)c1275
upbraidc1275
to set upc1290
lifta1300
upheavea1300
upraisea1300
upreara1300
enhancec1300
araise1303
hance1303
uplifta1340
lift1362
raisec1384
upbear1390
uphancec1390
advancea1393
haut?a1400
to put upa1400
verec1400
hainc1440
inhigh1483
elevate1497
uphigh1513
alifta1522
height1530
heighten1530
exalt1535
extol1549
sublevate1559
rouse?1567
attol1578
elate1578
vaunce1582
dight1590
higher1592
tower1596
to fetch up1612
relevate1620
screwa1625
transcend1635
stilt1649
allevate1696
stiltify1860
a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) x. xiv. l. 166 He mycht alyftyn vp his eyn To se the hevynnys licht.
1590 in Right Relig. sig. Aiijv Kneele downe, shead teares, alift heart, and pray.
1606 N. Breton Choice, Chance, & Change sig. K4 I saw her come to life againe, when her eies alifted vp, she sighed out, oh friend art thou aliue?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online September 2020).
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