fnora

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fnuzô, from Proto-Indo-European *pnew- (“to breathe; snort; sneeze”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfno.rɑ/

Noun

fnora m (nominative plural fnoran)

1. a sneeze
2. sneezing

Declension

Declension of fnora (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fnora	fnoran
accusative	fnoran	fnoran
genitive	fnoran	fnorena
dative	fnoran	fnorum

Related terms

• fnēosan

Descendants

• Middle English: *fnore (suggested by verb fnoren), snore
  • Scots: snor, snore, snoir
  • English: snore