fnese

English

Etymology

See the etymology for sneeze.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fniːz/
  • Rhymes: -iːz

Verb

fnese

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To breathe heavily, especially with snoring or snorting; to sneeze.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Geoffrey Chaucer, The Maunciples Tale:
      For, were it wyn, or old or moysty ale, / That he hath dronke, he speketh in his nose, / And fneseth faste, and eek he hath the pose.

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