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Old English · verb

tusian

Normalised tūsian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈtuː.si.ɑn/
[ˈtuː.zi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈtuː · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
tousletousetease

Meaning

  1. to tease

  2. to tousle

Conjugation

Conjugation of tusian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular tūsiġetūsode
2nd singular tūsasttūsodest
3rd singular tūsaþtūsode
Plural tūsiaþtūsodon
Subjunctive
Singular tūsiġetūsode
Plural tūsiġentūsoden
Non-finite forms of tusian
Form
Infinitive tūsian
Inflected infinitive tūsienne
Imperative singular tūsa
Imperative plural tūsiaþ
Present participle tūsiende
Past participle tūsodġetūsod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tūsōn (“to to pull, tease, ruffle, tousle”).

Descendants

touse, tousle

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