clusen

Middle English

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”).

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
  • beclosen, biclosen

References
  • Middle English Dictionary, clusen
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