rusen

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See also: rušen and rušeň

Danish

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Noun

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rusen c

  1. definite singular of ruse

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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, [], [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

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Descendants

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  • English: ruse

References

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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rusen

  1. raisin

Inflection

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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

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  • 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

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Noun

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rusen m

  1. definite singular of rus

Swedish

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Noun

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rusen

  1. definite plural of rus