quysen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• queysen, quisen

Etymology

From Old English cwȳsan (“to quash, squeeze, crush dash against, bruise”).

Verb

quysen (third-person singular simple present quyseth, present participle quysende, quysynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quysed)

1. 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

• Middle English Dictionary