"squaimous" meaning in Middle English

See squaimous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: squaymous [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective}} squaimous
  1. squeamish
    Sense id: en-squaimous-enm-adj-D1aQTvIh Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Miller's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3337-3338",
          "roman": "Of farting, and of speche daungerous.",
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