fneosan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fneusan, from Proto-Germanic *fneusaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfne͜oː.sɑn/, [ˈfne͜oː.zɑn]

Verb

fnēosan

to sneeze
Mīnne hund iċ hǣbbe ġesewen fnēosan, ac nǣfre mīnne catt.
I've seen my dog sneeze, but never my cat.

Swā iċ swīðor fnēas, swā wē swīðor hlōgon.
The more I sneezed, the more we laughed.

Conjugation

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Related terms

fnora

Descendants

Middle English: snesen, fnesen, fnese, sniesen, snese
- English: sneeze
- Scots: sneeze, sneesh

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