Middle English Dictionary Entry

quēsemen v.
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Entry Info

Forms quēsemen v.
Etymology Cp. EMnE quesomen v., var. of queasom; ?akin to ME wēsaunt n.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
To suffocate (sb.), smother.
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