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perclus

/pɛʁ.kly/

adjective/pɛʁ.kly/

crippled; paralysed

J'étais demeuré à la fenêtre, immobile, perclus, paralysé.I was still at the window, motionless, frozen, paralysed.

Borrowed from Medieval Latin perclūsus (“obstructed”), past participle of perclūdō (“to seal shut”) (infinitive perclūdere).