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)

1. 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