fusen

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 不戦 (fusen, not fighting, not competing).

Noun

fusen (plural fusen)

  1. (sumo) A sumo match that is cancelled due to the absence of one of the rikishi.

Derived terms


Japanese

Romanization

fusen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ふせん

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English fȳsan (to send forth, impel, stimulate: drive away, put to flight, banish; hasten, prepare oneself), from Proto-Germanic *funsijaną. Reinforced by Old English gefȳsan (to make ready, cause to hasten, make eager).

Pronunciation

Verb

fūsen (third-person singular simple present fūseth, present participle fūsende, fūsynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fūsed)

  1. To send or bring speedily; to hasten; to launch, to hurl a weapon; to proceed
    He lette þider fusen al þat he hafde ihalden, þat corn of þissen londe.Layamon's Brut, 1275
  2. To put to flight; pursue, to banish, to rush or charge at
    Oþer þu heom fusen, oþer þu heom feolle.Layamon's Brut, 1275
  3. To urge on or exhort

Conjugation

  • fus — eager, willing

Descendants

  • English: fease, feese, feeze, pheeze, faze
  • Scots: faize