queyntisen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === queintisen, queyntise coyntyse (Surrey) === Etymology === From queyntise (“skill, refinement”) +‎ -en (infinitive suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kwæi̯nˈtiːzən/, /kwɛnˈtiːzən/ IPA(key): /ˈkwæi̯ntizən/, /ˈkwɛntizən/ (with stress shift) IPA(key): /k(w)ɔi̯nˈtiːzən/, /ˈk(w)ɔi̯ntizən/, /k(w)ui̯-/ (mostly Southern or West Midland) === Verb === queyntisen (third-person singular simple present queyntiseth, present participle queyntisende, queyntisynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle queyntised) (transitive, uncommon) To dress up; to adorn with fine clothing. ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “queintīsen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.