"tusian" meaning in Old English

See tusian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈtuː.si.ɑn/, [ˈtuː.zi.ɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *tūsōn (“to to pull, tease, ruffle, tousle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*tūsōn|t=to to pull, tease, ruffle, tousle}} Proto-West Germanic *tūsōn (“to to pull, tease, ruffle, tousle”) Head templates: {{ang-verb|head=*tūsian}} *tūsian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|*tūsian<w2/ge:0/pp:*(ġe)tūsod>}} Forms: tūsian [canonical], weak [table-tags], tūsian [infinitive], tūsienne [infinitive], tūsiġe [first-person, present, singular], tūsode [first-person, past, singular], tūsast [present, second-person, singular], tūsodest [past, second-person, singular], tūsaþ [present, singular, third-person], tūsode [past, singular, third-person], tūsiaþ [plural, present], tūsodon [past, plural], tūsiġe [present, singular], tūsode [past, singular], tūsiġen [plural, present], tūsoden [past, plural], tūsa [imperative, past, present, singular], tūsiaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], tūsiende [imperative, present], tūsod [imperative, past], ġetūsod [imperative, past]
  1. to tease Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-tusian-ang-verb-vedn7fsj Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. to tousle Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-tusian-ang-verb-rzoE5wCG Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tǣsan
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