fysan

Old English

Alternative forms

fēsan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *funsijaną (“to make favourable”), from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to send forth, drive away, banish, rush, strive”), related to Old English fūs. Cognate with Old Saxon fūsian (“to incline, strive”) and Icelandic fýsa (“to exhort”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfyːsɑn/, [ˈfyːzɑn]

Verb

fȳsan

To send forth, drive away, impel, put to flight, banish
He fȳsde forþ flāna genehe. — He sent forth arrows abundantly.
To hasten, prepare oneself
He ongan hine fȳsan and to flote gyrwan. — He began speedily to prepare for sailing

Conjugation

Conjugation of fȳsan (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	fȳsan	tō fȳsenne
1st-person singular	fȳse	fȳsde
2nd-person singular	fȳsest	fȳsdest
3rd-person singular	fȳseþ	fȳsde
plural	fȳsaþ	fȳsdon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	fȳse	fȳsde
plural	fȳsen	fȳsden
imperative
singular	fȳs
plural	fȳsaþ
participle	present	past
	fȳsende	(ġe)fȳsed

Derived terms

ġefȳsian

Descendants

Middle English: füsen, fesen
- English: feeze, faze

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