tosen

Galician

Verb

tosen

1. third-person plural present indicative of tusir

German

Etymology

From Middle High German, from Old High German, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þausōną (“to surge, roar, flow”), which is imitative. See also Old English þys (“tempest, storm”), Old Norse þyssa (“uproar, tumult”), Icelandic þysja (“to rush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoːzn̩/

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• Hyphenation: to‧sen

Verb

tosen (weak, third-person singular present tost, past tense toste, past participle getost, auxiliary haben or sein)

1. to thunder (of water etc.)
2. to rage (of wind, a storm etc.)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• Tosen, Toser, Toserei
• tosend
• Getöse

Further reading

• “tosen” in Duden online
• “tosen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “tosen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Japanese

Romanization

tosen

1. Rōmaji transcription of とせん

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tose, toson

Etymology

From Old English *tāsan, from Proto-West Germanic *taisan, from Proto-Germanic *taisaną. Compare tesen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔːzən/

Verb

tosen (third-person singular simple present toseth, present participle tosende, tosynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle tosed) (Late Middle English)

1. To card (straighten the fibres of) wool.

   Synonyms: carden, tesen

2. (figuratively, rare) To dissect or examine.
3. (rare) To pull the wool off sheep.
4. (rare) To attack, injure.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• totosen

Descendants

• English: tose, toze, toase, toaze (obsolete)

References

• “tōse, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtosen/
• Rhymes: -osen
• Syllabification: to‧sen

Verb

tosen

1. third-person plural present indicative of toser