fysan
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Old English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *funsijan, from Proto-Germanic *funsijaną (“to make favourable, make ready”), from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to send forth, drive away, banish, rush, strive”), related to Old English fūs. Cognate with Old Saxon fūsian (“to incline, strive”), Old Norse fýsa (“to urge, compel, incite, provoke, exhort”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
fȳsan
- to hasten, make haste, prepare oneself
- He ongan hine fȳsan and to flote gyrwan. ― He began speedily to prepare for sailing.
- to send forth, drive away, impel, put to flight, banish
- He fȳsde forþ flāna genehe. ― He sent forth arrows abundantly.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of fȳsan (weak class 1)
infinitive | fȳsan | fȳsenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | fȳse | fȳsde |
second person singular | fȳsest, fȳst | fȳsdest |
third person singular | fȳseþ, fȳst | fȳsde |
plural | fȳsaþ | fȳsdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | fȳse | fȳsde |
plural | fȳsen | fȳsden |
imperative | ||
singular | fȳs | |
plural | fȳsaþ | |
participle | present | past |
fȳsende | (ġe)fȳsed |
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English verbs
- Old English terms with quotations
- Old English class 1 weak verbs