fusen

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 不戦 (fusen, “not fighting, not competing”).

Noun

fusen (plural fusen)

1. (sumo) A sumo match that is cancelled due to the absence of one of the rikishi.

Romanization

fusen

1. Rōmaji transcription of ふせん

Etymology

From Old English fȳsan (“to send forth, impel, stimulate: drive away, put to flight, banish; hasten, prepare oneself”) and Old English gefȳsan (“to make ready, cause to hasten, make eager”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuːsɛn/

Verb

fūsen (third-person singular simple present fūseth, present participle fūsende, simple past and past participle fūsed)

1. 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

2. To put to flight; pursue, to banish, to rush or charge at

   Oþer þu heom fusen, oþer þu heom feolle. — Layamon's Brut, 1275

3. To urge on or exhort