fusen
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 不戦 (fusen, “not fighting, not competing”).
Noun
fusen (plural fusen)
- (sumo) A sumo match that is cancelled due to the absence of one of the rikishi.
Derived terms
- fusenhai
- fusensho
Japanese
Romanization
fusen
- Rōmaji transcription of ふせん
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, simple past 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)
| infinitive | (to) fusen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | fuse | fusede |
| 2nd person singular | fusest | fusedest |
| 3rd person singular | fuseth, fuseþ | fusede |
| plural | fusen | fuseden |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | fuse | fusede |
| plural | fusen | fuseden |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | fuse | |
| plural | fuseth, fuseþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| fusende, fusinge | fused, yfused | |
Related terms
- fus — eager, willing
Descendants
- English: fease, feese, feeze, pheeze, faze
- Scots: faize