fnæsa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fnœsa (“to sneeze, snort”), from Proto-Germanic *fnōsijaną (“to snort, puff”), from Proto-Indo-European *pnew- (“to breathe, pant”). Related to Old Norse fnasa, Old English fnēosan (“to sneeze”). More at English sneeze.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfnaiːsa]
  • Rhymes: -aiːsa

Verb

fnæsa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fnæsti, supine fnæst)

  1. (intransitive, especially of horses) to snort, to blow out
    Hesturinn fnæsti.
    The horse snorted.
    Synonyms: frýsa, fnasa

Conjugation

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