clusen

== Middle English == === Etymology === From Old English clȳsan (“to close, shut”) or Old English beclȳsan (“to close in, to shut in, to inclose, to shut”), from Proto-Germanic *klūsijaną (“to close, shut in”). === Verb === clusen (third-person singular simple present cluseth, present participle clusende, clusynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle clused) To close or bar; to enclose Wel heo clusden heore ȝeten & ȝareweden heom to fehten — Layamon Brut, C1275 ==== Related terms ==== beclosen, biclosen ==== References ==== Middle English Dictionary, clusen