snusa

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Related to snut (mouth), also "snout," probably borrowed through Low German and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *snūt.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

snusa (present snusar, preterite snusade, supine snusat, imperative snusa)

  1. to use snus
  2. to lightly snore while asleep
  3. (by extension) to sleep
  4. to sniff
    Synonym: sniffa

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References[edit]

  1. ^ snusa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy][1] (in Swedish), 1937