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.

Anagrams

• feens