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, simple past 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
- Middle English Dictionary