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Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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ǽfesian — wv/t2 to shear … Old to modern English dictionary
faze — transitive verb (fazed; fazing) Etymology: alteration of feeze to drive away, frighten, from Middle English fesen, from Old English fēsian to drive away Date: 1830 to disturb the composure of ; disconcert, daunt < nothing fazed her > … New Collegiate Dictionary
faze — [feız] v [T] informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: feeze to drive away, frighten , from Old English fesian] if a new or difficult situation fazes you, it makes you feel confused or shocked, so that you do not know what to do ▪ John was embarrassed,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
faze — [19] Faze ‘disconcert’ is now mainly restricted to American English, but in fact it has an extensive prehistory stretching back to Anglo Saxon times. It is a variant of feeze, a verb meaning ‘drive away’ or ‘alarm’ as well as ‘disconcert’ which… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
faze — 1830, Amer.Eng. variant of Kentish dialect feeze to frighten, alarm, discomfit (mid 15c.), from O.E. fesian, fysian drive away, from P.Gmc. *fausjanan (Cf. Swed. fösa drive away, Norw. föysa). Related: Fazed; fazing … Etymology dictionary
faze — verb [usu. with negative] informal disturb or disconcert: she was not fazed by his show of anger. Origin C19 (orig. US): var. of dialect feeze drive off , from OE fēsian … English new terms dictionary
faze — [19] Faze ‘disconcert’ is now mainly restricted to American English, but in fact it has an extensive prehistory stretching back to Anglo Saxon times. It is a variant of feeze, a verb meaning ‘drive away’ or ‘alarm’ as well as ‘disconcert’ which… … Word origins
feeze — [fēz, fāz] n. [ME fesen, to drive, put to flight < OE fesian, to drive < fus, eager < IE base * pent , to go toward > FIND] 1. [Brit. Dial.] a rush, hard impact, or rub 2. Informal perturbation … English World dictionary
faze — v.tr. (often as fazed adj.) colloq. disconcert, perturb, disorientate. Etymology: var. of feeze drive off, f. OE fesian, of unkn. orig … Useful english dictionary
feeze — I. transitive verb or feaze ˈfēz, ˈfāz ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English fesen, from Old English fēsian; perhaps akin to Norwegian fuse to gush, rush, Old Norse fjūka to be driven by the wind more at fog … Useful english dictionary
