fusen
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 不戦 (fusen, “not fighting, not competing”).
Noun
fusen (plural fusen)
Derived terms
Japanese
Romanization
fusen
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)
- 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
- To put to flight; pursue, to banish, to rush or charge at
- Oþer þu heom fusen, oþer þu heom feolle. — Layamon's Brut, 1275
- To urge on or exhort
Conjugation
Conjugation of fusen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
- fus — eager, willing
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