fysan

Old English

Alternative forms

• fȳsian
• fēsan, fēsian — Anglian

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

1. to hasten, make haste, prepare oneself
   • He ongan hine fȳsan and to flote gyrwan. ― He began speedily to prepare for sailing.
2. to send forth, drive away, impel, put to flight, banish
   • He fȳsde forþ flāna genehe. ― He sent forth arrows abundantly.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fȳsan (weak class 1)

infinitive	fȳsan	fȳsenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	fȳse	fȳsde
second person singular	fȳsest, fȳst	fȳsdest
third person singular	fȳseþ, fȳst	fȳsde
plural	fȳsaþ	fȳsdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	fȳse	fȳsde
plural	fȳsen	fȳsden
imperative
singular	fȳs
plural	fȳsaþ
participle	present	past
	fȳsende	(ġe)fȳsed

Derived terms

• ġefȳsian

Related terms

• fȳsian

Descendants

• Middle English: füsen, fesen (with unexpected /ɛː/)
  • English: feeze, fease, faze
  • Scots: faize