I. transitive verb
or feaze ˈfēz, ˈfāz
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English fesen, from Old English fēsian; perhaps akin to Norwegian fuse to gush, rush, Old Norse fjūka to be driven by the wind — more at fog
1. obsolete : to drive away : put to flight
2. : faze
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English veze, from fesen, vesen to drive away — more at feeze I
1. now dialect : a violent impact : rush
2. dialect : a state of alarm or excitement
III. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: obsolete Scots fize, n., screw, from Flemish vize, from Middle Dutch vise, from Middle French vis — more at vise
dialect Britain : to tighten by turning : twist
feeze a fiddle string