v. Obs. [ME., f. bi-, BE- + *risen = ONorthumb. rísa, short for ʓerísa, OE. ʓerísan to become.] To become, befit (only in 3rd pers.).
c. 1175. Lamb. Hom., In Wisdom biriseð weran and clenesse birisað wifan.
c. 1205. Lay., 9821. Þingges þe biriseð [c. 1250 bi-comeþ] to ælche kinge.
