v. Obs. [Reduced form of AMBUSH v., 3–4 en-bush, an-bush, a. OFr. em-busche-r; the toneless Fr. en-, phonetically treated in Eng. as toneless OE. an-, became ă-, and then often disappeared; hence the series, en-bu·sh, an-bu·sh (now a·mbush), a-bu·sh, ’bush.] To ambush.
c. 1300. Life of Beket, 1382. In huding as it were … for he him abussed there.
1330. R. Brunne, Chron., 187. Saladyn priuely was bussed beside þe flom. Ibid. Sarazins … enbussed þorgh þe feld.
c. 1350. Will. Palerne, 3634. A fersche ost … a-buschid þer bi-side, in a brent greue.
