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ˈsqueamous, a. Now north. dial.
Forms: α. 4 scoymus, 5 -es, -os, -ous; 4–5 squoymous, 6 squymouse; 4–5 skoymus, 4–6 -ous, 4 -os, 5 -es, 6 -ys, -ose, 9 skymous. β. 4–6 squeymous (5 sqwey-), 4 squaymus, 5–6 -ous, 5 squaymes, -os(e, scaymes, skeymous, -ows(e; 5 sweymows, north. dial. 8 swamas, 8–9 swamous, 9 -us, swaim-, swaymous. γ. 5 squemes, 6 -ous.
[a. AF. escoymous, escomos, of obscure origin. Cf. esquaymous a.
Forms without initial s also occur, as queymous (see queimish a.) and coymous (see sense 3 β).]
1. = squeamish a. 1 a.
13..Coer de L. 3485 Was non off hem that eete lyste; Kyng Richard..sayde: Frendes, be nought squoymous. 1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. vii. lxvii. (Bodl. MS.), Þey þat beþ y-bete with a wode hounde..dredeþ watere most..and beþ agrised þer of fulle sore and scoymos also. 1566Drant Horace, Sat. iv. G viij b, There must be brothe for squaymous folke, and spices all of pleasure. 1882Lanc. Gloss. 243 Skymous, squeamish, fastidious in eating.
2. Distant, disdainful, fastidious.
c1325Lai le Freine 62 A proude dame and an envieous,..Squeymous and eke scorning; To ich woman sche hadde envie. 13..E.E. Allit. P. B. 21 Nif he nere scoymus & skyg & non scaþe louied, Hit were a meruayl. c1440Promp. Parv. 457/2 Skeymowse, or sweymows,..abhominativus. 1847Halliwell, Squemous, saucy. Lanc. 1886Rochdale Gloss. 80 Skymous, squeamish; over-nice.
b. north. dial. Modest, shy.
1483Cath. Angl. 357/1 Squaymose, verecundus. 1703Thoresby Let. to Ray, Swamous, modest. 1790Mrs. Wheeler Westmld. Dial. (1821) 43 Ise nae way swamas. 1828Carr Craven Gloss. II. 307 Poor Williams is a swamous, cowardly chap. 1847–in dial. glossaries (Cumb., Yks.).
†3. Having or feeling abhorrence, repugnance, or detestation of something. Obs.
α13..E.E. Allit. P. B. 598 He is so skoymos of þat skaþe, he scarrez bylyue. Ibid. 1148 So is he scoymus of scaþe þat scylful is euer. a1400Prymer (1891) 102 Wickednesse y hadde in hatrede and y was skoymes þer of. 1495Trevisa's De P.R. viii. xii. (W. de W.) 319 They that ben subgette to Saturnus..ben not skoymous of foule and stynkyng clothynge.
βc1386Chaucer Miller's T. 151 He was somdel squaymous [Camb. coymous] Of fartyng, and of speche daungerous. 1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. viii. xxiii. (Tollem. MS.), Not skeymous of foule and stynkynge cloþynge. 15..Piers of Fullham 70 in Hazl. E.P.P. II. 4 Be alway squaymous of suche sklaunders.
γc1410Love Bonavent. Mirr. vi. (Gibbs' MS.), Þei were not squemes of þe stable..nor of heye nor of suche oþer abjecte sympolnes.
†4. = squeamish a. 5. Obs.
1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) VII. 461 Sche..was nouȝt squaymus to wasche seke menis feet. c1400Prymer 7 Thou were not squoymous to take þe maidenes wombe to delyuere mankynde. a1450Knt. de la Tour 155 Atte sum tyme she wolde haue..be right scoymous to haue do the seruice. 1535in Loftie Mem. Savoy (1878) 10 Whether he be..lovying to the poore, and not skoymys or lothesome to visite theym. c1550Bale K. Johan (E.E.D.S.) 184 Thou art not skoymose thy fantasy for to tell. |