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1 جَسَا جس جسا , (S, M, Msb, K,) aor. جَسُمَ , (M, Msb, K,) inf. n. جَسْوٌ (M, K) and جُسُوٌّ, (M, TA,) He, or it, (a man, M, TA, or a thing, Msb,) was, or became, hard, tough, rigid, or stiff: (M, Msb, K:) [see also جَسَأَ: or, said of a man,] he was, or became, hard, rough, harsh, or ungentle; contr. of لَطُفَ. (S.) And جَسَتِ اليَدُ, inf. n. جُسُوٌّ and جَسًا, The hand, or arm, was, or became, dry, or tough, or hard, (S, TA,) in the bones, with little flesh; (TA;) and in the same sense the verb is said of other things. (S.) ― -b2- It (water) congealed, or froze. (S, TA.) ― -b3- Also, inf. n. جُسُوٌّ, He (an old man) attained the utmost age [so that his limbs became rigid]. (S, TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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