kess

kess

1. (Quebec, colloquial) contraction of qu’est-ce que

   Kess tu veux? ― What do you want?

• keß (pre-1996)

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kess (strong nominative masculine singular kesser, comparative kesser, superlative am kessesten)

1. saucy, cheeky

   Synonyms: keck, frech

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kess

1. Alternative form of kissen
   • 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The [Clerkys] Tale [of Oxenford]”, in The Tales of Caunt́bury (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 188, verso:

     Now knowe I, dere wyf, thy stedfaſtneſſe / And hire in armes took and gan hir keſſe

     ["...] Now, dear wife, I see your steadfastness--" / And he took her in his arms and began to kiss her.