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fus

Pronunciation: /fuːs/

“fus” is an Old English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a hastening, progress
  2. departure (especially from the world, i.e. in death)

adjective

  1. ready, eager, striving forward, inclined to, willing, prompt
  2. expectant, brave, noble: ready to depart, die; dying

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *funs (“ready, willing”). Cognate with Old Saxon fūs, Old High German funs, Old Norse fúss.

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