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clusen

clusen

Middle English

Verb

clusen (third-person singular simple present cluseth, present participle clusende, simple past and past participle clused)

  1. To close or bar; to enclose
    Wel heo clusden heore ȝeten & ȝareweden heom to fehten — Layamon Brut, C1275

Related terms

  • beclosen, biclosen

References

  • Middle English Dictionary, clusen

Etymology

From Old English clȳsan ‎(“to close, shut”) or Old English beclȳsan ‎(“to close in, to shut in, to inclose, to shut”), from Proto-Germanic *klūsijaną ‎(“to close, shut in”).

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