fysan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === fȳsian fēsan, fēsian — late Kentish === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *funsijan, from Proto-Germanic *funsijaną (“to make favourable, make ready”), 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”), Old Norse fýsa (“to urge, compel, incite, provoke, exhort”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfyː.sɑn/, [ˈfyː.zɑn] === Verb === fȳsan to hasten, make haste, prepare oneself He ongan hine fȳsan and to flote gyrwan. ― He began speedily to prepare for sailing. to send forth, drive away, impel, put to flight, banish He fȳsde forþ flāna genehe. ― He sent forth arrows abundantly. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ġefȳsan ==== Related terms ==== fȳsian ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: füsen, fesen (with unexpected /ɛː/), fousen English: feeze, fease, faze, fouse Scots: faize ⇒ Middle English: upfusen