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fnese - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Old English · Pronunciation · Verb. edit. fnese. inflection of fnesan: first-person singular present indicative · singular present subjunctive. en.wiktionary.org
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fnese, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
The only known use of the verb fnese is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for fnese is from around 1386, ... www.oed.com
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TIL that the word "sneeze" is an alteration of Middle English "fnese ...
The word “sneeze” originates from the Middle English word “fnese” and came about due to a “misreading or misprinting” of the original term. www.reddit.com
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fnese
† fnese, v. Obs. [OE. *fnéosan (whence fnéosung ‘sternutatio’ (Wr.-Wülck. 162), fnora ‘sternutatio’ (Corp. Gloss.), ᵹe-fnésan to sneeze (see below), cognate with Du. fniezen, ON. fn{yacu}sa (Da. fnyse, Sw. fnysa to snort). The wk.-grade of the root *fneus- (? cogn. with Gr. πνέ-ειν, root *pneu- to b... Oxford English Dictionary
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definition of fnese by The Free Dictionary
Define fnese. fnese synonyms, fnese pronunciation, fnese translation, English dictionary definition of fnese. v. i. 1. To breathe heavily; to snort. www.thefreedictionary.com
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Did the word “sneeze” came about through a misspelling of ... - Quora
It seems likely. The Anglo-Saxon word was fnesan — to sneeze, linked to Proto-Germanic roots starting fn- and to Greek pneumos, breathe, ... www.quora.com
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sneeze
▪ I. sneeze, n. (sniːz) [f. the vb.] 1. A powder or preparation for inducing sneezing; snuff. Obs. exc. north. dial.1632 tr. Bruel's Praxis Med. 7 A sneeze of bastard Pellitory, Pepper. c 1746– [see b]. a 1800 in Pegge Suppl. Grose. 1857– in Lanc. dial. (Eng. Dial. Dict.). 2. An act of sneezing; a s... Oxford English Dictionary
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Crossword roundup: how the fnese became a sneeze - The Guardian
A certain bodily function was, in Old English, known as fnesing. For those of us childish enough to enjoy wilfully misinterpreting old-school ſs ... www.theguardian.com
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fnesen - Middle English Compendium - University of Michigan
1. (a) To sneeze; (b) breathe audibly, wheeze. Show 9 Quotations Hide 9 Quotations Supplemental Materials (draft) quod.lib.umich.edu
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Why did the F of "sneeze" and "snore" change to an S in English ...
The verb sneeze is an alteration of fnese due to misreading or misprinting it as ſnese (= snese) after the initial consonant cluster fn- had ... english.stackexchange.com
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Five common words we're all using incorrectly - Faculty of English
But the original form of the word was fnese, along with fneosung (“sneezing”), and fnora (“a sneeze”). The change from fnese to sneeze arose ... www.english.ox.ac.uk
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fnese - definition and meaning - Wordnik
fnese: To breathe heavily; snort; snore. www.wordnik.com
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neeze
neeze, v. Now north. dial. and Sc. (niːz) Forms: 4–6 nese, 6 niese, Sc. neys, nyse, 6–9 neese, (7 nees), 6– neeze. [ME. nēsen, prob. ad. ON. hnjósa (Norw. njosa, nysa, Sw. nysa, Da. nyse) = OHG. niosan (G. niesen), MLG. nêsen, neysen, MDu. niesen (Du. niezen), prob. of imitative origin: cf. fnese, s... Oxford English Dictionary
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valerian
valerian (vəˈlɪərɪən) Also 4–5 valirian, 5 valarian, 5–6 valeryan(e, 6 valeriane. [ad. OF. valeriane (mod.F. valériane) or med.L. valeriana (also It., Sp., and Pg.), app. the fem. sing. of the L. adj. Valerianus, f. the personal name Valerius.] 1. One or other of the various species of herbaceous pl... Oxford English Dictionary
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