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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English clȳsan (“to close, shut”) or Old English beclȳsan (“to close in, to shut in, to inclose, to shut”), from Proto-Germanic *klūsijaną (“to close, shut in”).
Verb
clusen (third-person singular simple present cluseth, present participle clusende, clusynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle clused)
- To close or bar; to enclose
- Wel heo clusden heore ȝeten & ȝareweden heom to fehten — Layamon Brut, C1275
References
- Middle English Dictionary, clusen