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
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- close English
- *klūsijaną Proto-Germanic
- beclysan Old English
- beclȳsan Old English
- clȳsan Old English
- beclosen Middle English
- clos Middle English
- closen Middle English
- umbeclosen Middle English
- withclosen Middle English