rousen

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman reuser, ruser.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈruːsən/

Verb

rousen

(rare, Late Middle English, of hawks) to shake one's feathers

Conjugation

Conjugation of rousen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) rousen, rouse
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	rouse	roused
2nd-person singular	rousest	rousedest
3rd-person singular	rouseth	roused
subjunctive singular	rouse	roused
imperative singular	rouse	—

plural¹	rousen, rouse	rouseden, rousede
imperative plural	rouseth, rouse	—

participles	rousynge, rousende	roused, yroused

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: rouse
Yola: rooze

References

“rǒusen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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