"fusen" meaning in Middle English

See fusen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈfuːzən/
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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|fȳsan||to send forth, impel, stimulate: drive away, put to flight, banish; hasten, prepare oneself}} Old English fȳsan (“to send forth, impel, stimulate: drive away, put to flight, banish; hasten, prepare oneself”), {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*funsijaną}} Proto-Germanic *funsijaną, {{inh|enm|ang|gefȳsan||to make ready, cause to hasten, make eager}} Old English gefȳsan (“to make ready, cause to hasten, make eager”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=fūsen}} fūsen, {{enm-verb|head=fūsen|stem=fūs}} fūsen (third-person singular simple present fūseth, present participle fūsende, fūsynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fūsed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|fus}} Forms: fūsen [canonical], fūseth [present, singular, third-person], fūsende [participle, present], fūsynge [participle, present], fūsed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], fusen [infinitive], to fusen [infinitive], fuse [infinitive], fuse [first-person, present, singular], fused [first-person, past, singular], fusest [present, second-person, singular], fusedest [past, second-person, singular], fuseth [present, singular, third-person], fused [past, singular, third-person], fuse [present, singular, subjunctive], fused [past, singular, subjunctive], fuse [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], fusen [plural, present], fuse [plural, present], fuseden [past, plural], fusede [past, plural], fuseth [imperative, plural, present], fuse [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], fusynge [participle, present], fusende [participle, present], fused [participle, past], yfused [participle, past], fesen [alternative]
  1. To send or bring speedily; to hasten; to launch, to hurl a weapon; to proceed
    Sense id: en-fusen-enm-verb-8uIUdA8k Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Violence Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 36 43 Disambiguation of Violence: 28 33 39
  2. To put to flight; pursue, to banish, to rush or charge at
    Sense id: en-fusen-enm-verb-JEQKlBMk Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Violence Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 22 16 6 11 13 23 3 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 13 7 15 18 19 2 8 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 36 43 Disambiguation of Violence: 28 33 39
  3. To urge on or exhort
    Sense id: en-fusen-enm-verb-3mynk8Y9 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Violence Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 22 16 6 11 13 23 3 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 13 7 15 18 19 2 8 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 36 43 Disambiguation of Violence: 28 33 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fous
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To send or bring speedily; to hasten; to launch, to hurl a weapon; to proceed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "send",
          "send"
        ],
        [
          "bring",
          "bring"
        ],
        [
          "hasten",
          "hasten"
        ],
        [
          "launch",
          "launch"
        ],
        [
          "hurl",
          "hurl"
        ],
        [
          "proceed",
          "proceed"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Oþer þu heom fusen, oþer þu heom feolle. — Layamon's Brut, 1275"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To put to flight; pursue, to banish, to rush or charge at"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pursue",
          "pursue"
        ],
        [
          "banish",
          "banish"
        ],
        [
          "rush",
          "rush"
        ],
        [
          "charge",
          "charge"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To urge on or exhort"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "urge",
          "urge"
        ],
        [
          "exhort",
          "exhort"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfuːzən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fusen"
}

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