fusen

English

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.

Derived terms


Japanese

Romanization

fusen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ふせん

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • fesen

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈfuːzən/

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

Conjugation

  • fus eager, willing

Descendants

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