Middle English Dictionary Entry
kẹ̄sen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | kẹ̄sen v. Also kise, kice. |
| Etymology | ?ON; cp. OI keisa to bend. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To lie prostrate; (b) to turn (against sth.); ?push (against sth.), ?kick (against sth.).
Associated quotations
a
- c1425(?c1400) Wycl.Apol.(Dub 245)85 : Þat men..be kesed [L prosternantur] in þe worschiping of þe Trinite a lone.
b
- c1425 Bible SNT(1) (Cmb Dd.12.39)Deeds 9.5 : Hit es ful harde to þe to kese [vr. kyse; L calcitrare] agayne þo prikke.
- c1425 Bible SNT(1) (Cmb Dd.12.39)Deeds 26.14 : Hit es harde to þe to kes [vr. kyce] agayne þo brodde.