fusen

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

• fusenhai
• fusensho

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Japanese

Romanization

fusen

1. Rōmaji transcription of ふせん

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• fesen

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuːzən/

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

Conjugation of fusen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) fusen, fuse
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	fuse	fused
2nd-person singular	fusest	fusedest
3rd-person singular	fuseth	fused
subjunctive singular	fuse
imperative singular		—
plural1	fusen, fuse	fuseden, fusede
imperative plural	fuseth, fuse	—
participles	fusynge, fusende	fused, yfused

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• fus — eager, willing

Descendants

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