† fousadj.

Forms: Old English fús, Middle English fus, (Middle English fuus, fuss), Middle English fous, (south. vous(e, wous).

Etymology: Old English fús = Old Saxon fús , Old High German funs , Old Norse fúss < Old Germanic *funso- < pre-Germanic *pn̥t-to- , < root *pent- , pont- , pn̥t- to go, set out; compare find n., fand n., found v.¹

Obsolete.

Eager, ready. Const. with of, to, and infinitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adjective] > eager

yevereOE

frecka1000

cofc1000

fousOE

sharpc1000

anguishous?c1225

eager?a1300

hardya1387

hetera1400

yeverousa1400

belivea1450

forthward1488

yapc1500

ertand1508

tite?a1540

high1649

fell1667

forwardeda1674

agog1683

enthusiastic1777

empressé1878

rearing1904

press-on1948

OE Beowulf 1805 Wæron æþelingas eft to leodum fuse to farenne.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 16997 He wass fus to lernenn.

a1300 Cursor Mundi 23749 Þe flexs es ai to filthes fus.

a1400 Vox & Wolf 12 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) II. 272 Withinne the walle wes on hous, The wox wes thider swithe wous.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 21881 He sends us þis all in warning..Of vr saul to be ai fus.

1460 Lybeaus Disc. 288 To dele ech man rappes Ever he was fous.

Derivatives

ˈfouse v. (intransitive and transitive) to hasten.Substituted in the later text of Layamon II. 19546 and 29780 for fuse v.¹ (ü).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	fous
释义	† fousadj. Forms: Old English fús, Middle English fus, (Middle English fuus, fuss), Middle English fous, (south. vous(e, wous). Etymology: Old English fús = Old Saxon fús , Old High German funs , Old Norse fúss < Old Germanic funso- < pre-Germanic pn̥t-to- , < root pent- , pont-* , pn̥t- to go, set out; compare find n., fand n., found v.¹ Obsolete. Eager, ready. Const. with of, to, and infinitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adjective] > eager yevereOE frecka1000 cofc1000 fousOE sharpc1000 anguishous?c1225 eager?a1300 hardya1387 hetera1400 yeverousa1400 belivea1450 forthward1488 yapc1500 ertand1508 tite?a1540 high1649 fell1667 forwardeda1674 agog1683 enthusiastic1777 empressé1878 rearing1904 press-on1948 OE Beowulf 1805 Wæron æþelingas eft to leodum fuse to farenne. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 16997 He wass fus to lernenn. a1300 Cursor Mundi 23749 Þe flexs es ai to filthes fus. a1400 Vox & Wolf 12 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) II. 272 Withinne the walle wes on hous, The wox wes thider swithe wous. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 21881 He sends us þis all in warning..Of vr saul to be ai fus. 1460 Lybeaus Disc. 288 To dele ech man rappes Ever he was fous. Derivatives ˈfouse v. (intransitive and transitive) to hasten.Substituted in the later text of Layamon II. 19546 and 29780 for fuse v.¹ (ü). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.OE
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