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escoimus (s.xiii2)
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escoimus (s.xiii2)

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escoimous,  escomos;  excoimous,  excoimus; 
f. escoymusee  
  FEW:  sceamu 17,22b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: escomos 3,954 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  escoimous  TLF: ∅ OED:  esquaymous adj.  / squeamous adj.  MED:  squaimous adj.  DMLBS: ∅

a.

1squeamish, delicate: 
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  Vous seignurs escoimus De gros respitz cosous Ne me sachetz mal gré  Respit 47
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  si il poy mange e beyt poy, lors est gageous ou escoymous, si bien mange [...] lors est glotoun ou outrageous  BOZ Cont 158
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  De rien ne fut escoymusee Fors de pechié venymouse  boz Seven Poems 64.97
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  Et comment qe le nes soit ore excoimous, si serra ele la plaie qe plus tost purrira  Sz Med1 144
2disdainful, haughty: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  (a poor man) est meyns escoymous et jeo meyns humbles  Sz Med1 25

s.

squeamish, touchy person: 
( 1430; MS: s.xv2/4 )  Kar ascun chose toi eschapera Ke par aventure toi poisera Tout temps de vostre vie. Et pur ceo, bien vous guardez, Si vous rien parler voulez Od les escoymouses  Courtoisie 435.171
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