fneosan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fneusaną.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

fnēosan

1. to sneeze

   Mīnne hund iċ ġeseah 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

Conjugation of fnēosan (strong class 2)

infinitive	fnēosan	fnēosenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	fnēose	fnēas
second person singular	fnīest	fnure
third person singular	fnīest	fnēas
plural	fnēosaþ	fnuron
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	fnēose	fnure
plural	fnēosen	fnuren
imperative
singular	fnēos
plural	fnēosaþ
participle	present	past
	fnēosende	(ġe)fnoren

Related terms

• fnora

Descendants

• Middle English: fnesen, snesen
  • English: sneeze, fnese
  • Scots: frese