Reconstruction:Old English/tusian

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tūsōn (“to to pull, tease, ruffle, tousle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuː.si.ɑn/, [ˈtuː.zi.ɑn]

Verb

*tūsian

  1. to tease
  2. to tousle

Conjugation

Conjugation of *tūsian (weak, class 2)
infinitive *tūsian *tūsienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *tūsiġe *tūsode
second person singular *tūsast *tūsodest
third person singular *tūsaþ *tūsode
plural *tūsiaþ *tūsodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *tūsiġe *tūsode
plural *tūsiġen *tūsoden
imperative
singular *tūsa
plural *tūsiaþ
participle present past
*tūsiende *(ġe)tūsod

Descendants

  • Middle English: *tusen, *tousen
    • English: touse
    • Scots: touse
    • ⇒ Middle English: betousen
    • ⇒ Middle English: totusen
    • ⇒ Middle English: touselen
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