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Where does “quysen” come from?

quysen (Middle English) comes from Old English cwȳsan — to quash, squeeze, crush dash against, bruise.

quysen (Middle English): to squeeze, press

Definitions

  1. to squeeze, press

Ancestry of “quysen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwȳsanto quash, squeeze, crush dash against, bruise
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