Old English · adjective
fus
Normalised fūs
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /fuːs/
- Syllables
- fuːs (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- hasteningwillingexpectantinclinedprogresspromptdyingstriving
fus1 · adjective
Senses
-
ready, eager, striving forward, inclined to, willing, prompt
Se ðe stód fús on faroþe.
He who stood ready on the beach.
-
expectant, brave, noble: ready to depart, die; dying
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | fūs | fūs | fūs |
| Accusative | fūsne | fūse | fūs |
| Genitive | fūses | fūsre | fūses |
| Dative | fūsum | fūsre | fūsum |
| Instrumental | fūse | fūsre | fūse |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | fūse | fūsafūse | fūs |
| Accusative | fūse | fūsafūse | fūs |
| Genitive | fūsra | fūsra | fūsra |
| Dative | fūsum | fūsum | fūsum |
| Instrumental | fūsum | fūsum | fūsum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | fūsa | fūse | fūse |
| Accusative | fūsan | fūsan | fūse |
| Genitive | fūsan | fūsan | fūsan |
| Dative | fūsan | fūsan | fūsan |
| Instrumental | fūsan | fūsan | fūsan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | fūsan | fūsan | fūsan |
| Accusative | fūsan | fūsan | fūsan |
| Genitive | fūsrafūsena | fūsrafūsena | fūsrafūsena |
| Dative | fūsum | fūsum | fūsum |
| Instrumental | fūsum | fūsum | fūsum |
fus2 · noun · neuter
Senses
-
a hastening, progress
Se þe leófra manna fús feor wlátode.
He who beheld afar the dear men's progress.
-
departure (especially from the world, i.e. in death)
Declension · strong a-stem
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *funs (“ready, willing”). Cognate with Old Saxon fūs, Old High German funs, Old Norse fúss.
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