fysan

Old English

Alternative forms

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

  1. To send forth, drive away, impel, put to flight, banish
    He fȳsde forþ flāna genehe. — He sent forth arrows abundantly.
  2. 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)
infinitive fȳsan tō fȳsenne
indicative present past
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
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