squeamishness (skwemishnes)

The state quality of being squeamish; being squeamish; exce ive nicene or daintine ; fastidiousne ; exce ive scrupulousne . squeamoust (skwē'mus), a. [E. dial. also swai mous; earl early mod. E. squemous, skoymose, tack of sickne : see sweam. The word has now taken the form squeamish. The dial. change of sw-to squ- (which in ME. further changes to sk-) occurs in many words: cf.squander.] Same as squeamish. Thou wert not skoymus of the maidens wombe. Te Deum (14th century), quoted in N. and Q., 4th ser., [III. 181. But soth to say he was somdel squaimous . Chaucer , Miller's Tale. Thow art not skoymose thy fantasy for to tell. Bale's Kynge Johan, p. 11. ( Hall i well .)