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FÝSAN

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
FÝSAN, p. de; pp. ed [fús ready, prompt, quick] .
Wright's OE grammar
§114; §530;
v. intrans.
To hasten; festīnāre
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  • He ongan fýsan to fóre

    he began to hasten for the way,

    • Cd. 138
    • ;
    • Th. 173, 12
    • ;
    • Gen. 2860 : Elen. Kmbl. 451
    • ;
    • El. 226.
v. reflex.
To speed oneself, make haste, take oneself away, hasten away; se festīnāre, propĕrāre, se abrĭpĕre
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  • He ongan hine fýsan and to flote gyrwan

    he began speedily to prepare [lit. to speed himself and to prepare] for sailing,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 3392
    • ;
    • An. 1700.
  • Gǽst hine fýseþ on écnegeard

    the soul hasteneth to an eternal mansion,

    • Exon. 51 a
    • ;
    • Th. 178, 7
    • ;
    • Gú. 1240.
  • He fýsde hine

    he hastened himself,

    • 120 a
    • ;
    • Th. 461, 9
    • ;
    • Hö. 33.
v. trans.
To incite, stimulate, to send forth, drive away; stĭmŭlāre, incĭtāre, accĕlĕrāre, emittĕre
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  • Ðú here fýsest to gefeohte

    thou excitest the host to a battle,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2376
    • ;
    • An. 1189.
  • He fýsþ ðé of getelde

    emigrābit te de tabernācŭlo,

    • Ps. Lamb. 51, 7.
  • He fýsde forþ flána genehe

    he sent forth arrows abundantly,

    • Byrht. Th. 139, 44
    • ;
    • By. 269.
  • Fýse hí man út of ðysan earde

    let them be driven out of this country,

    • L. Eth. vi. 7
    • ;
    • Th. i. 316, 22 : L. C. S. 4
    • ;
    • Th. i. 378, 8.
Etymology
[
Laym. fusen, fuse, ifusen to proceed, rush, drive
:
O. Sax. fúsian to incline, strive
:
Icel. fýsa to exhort.
]
Derived forms
a-fýsan, ge-fýsed
Linked entries
v.  ge-fýsan fýsian.
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