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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
Japanese
Romanization
fusen
- Rōmaji transcription of ふせん
Middle English
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
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
fusen m
- definite singular of fus
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
fusen (neuter fuse or fusent, definite singular and plural fusne, comparative fusnare, indefinite superlative fusnast, definite superlative fusnaste)
- eager
Derived terms
Noun
fusen m
- definite singular of fus
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