clusen

Middle English

verb
Definitions
  • To close or bar; to enclose

Etymology

Derived from Old English clȳsan (close, shut), beclȳsan (close in, conclude, put an end to, inclose, shut up in a place, exclude, shut in, close, enclose, shut, shut out, imprison, shut what is open, confine) derived from Proto-Germanic *klūsijaną (shut in, close).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*klūsijaną

Gloss

shut in, close

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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