Posted by Eins on January 15, 2001 at 13:39:50:
In Reply to: Re: As we grow older, we all get more or less eccentric posted by AADIVER on January 14, 2001 at 21:26:22:
According to the AHD: Probably alteration of dialectal guiser, masquerader, from Middle English gysar, from gysen, to dress, from gyse, guise, fashion. See GUISE.