rusen

See also: rušen and rušeň

Danish

Noun

rusen c

1. definite singular of ruse

Middle English

FWOTD – 16 May 2024

Alternative forms

• rousen, ruse, ruyse

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman ruser, reuser; by surface analysis, ruse +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriu̯zən/

Verb

rusen (third-person singular simple present ruseth, present participle rusende, rusynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle rused) (chiefly Late Middle English)

1. To repel; to force away in battle.
2. To retreat; to pull away from battle.
3. (hunting) To turn to elude hunters or their hunting dogs.
   • [c. 1368–1372 (date written)​, Geffray Chaucer [i.e., Geoffrey Chaucer], “The Dreame of Chaucer”, in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […] (in Middle English), [London: […] Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], published 1542, →OCLC, folio cclxviii, verso, column 2, lines 375–382:

     The mayſter hunte, anone fote hote / wyth his horne blewe thre mote / At the uncouplynge of hys houndes / wythin a whyle the herte founde is / Ihalowed, and rechaſed faſt / Longe tyme, and ſo at the laſt / Thys herte rouſed and ſtale awaye / Fro all the houndes a preuy waye

     The master hunter, anon foothot [at once without stopping] / with his horne blew three mote [notes] / At the uncoupling of his hounds / within a while the hart found is / Hallooed, and rechased fast / Long time, and so at the last / This hart rused and stole away / From all the hounds a privy way]

4. (rare) To drop; to fall down.

Conjugation

Conjugation of rusen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) rusen, ruse
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	ruse	rused
2nd-person singular	rusest	rusedest
3rd-person singular	ruseth	rused
subjunctive singular	ruse
imperative singular		—
plural1	rusen, ruse	ruseden, rusede
imperative plural	ruseth, ruse	—
participles	rusynge, rusende	rused, yrused

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: ruse

References

• “rūsen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

rusen

1. raisin

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative	rusen
Genitive	rusena
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rusen	rusenat
Accusative	rusena	ruseniid
Genitive	rusena	ruseniid
Illative	rusenii	ruseniidda
Locative	rusenis	ruseniin
Comitative	ruseniin	ruseniiguin
Essive	rusenin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person rusenan ruseneamẹ ruseneamẹt 2nd person rusenat ruseneattẹ ruseneattẹt 3rd person rusenis ruseneaskkạ ruseneasẹt

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

rusen m

1. definite singular of rus

Swedish

Noun

rusen

1. definite plural of rus