quysen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English cwȳsan (“to quash, squeeze, crush dash against, bruise”).
Verb edit
quysen (third-person singular simple present quyseth, present participle quysende, quysynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quysed)
- to squeeze, press
- Þen þou schalt ... make a good sclitte [in the abscess] & ... quyse it with þi fyngrus al þe while þat þer wol renne out eny quyter.
References edit
- Middle English Dictionary