geposu

Old English

Etymology

As a feminine noun, taken from ġeposu pl (literally “(the) snorts”), plural of ġepos n (“a sneeze, snort”), from Proto-Germanic *pusą (“sneeze, snort”), from Proto-Germanic *pusōną, *pusjaną (“to blow, snort”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). Related to Middle Low German pûsten (“to snort”), Middle High German phūsen (“to sneeze, snort”), Old Swedish pýsa (“to snort”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jeˈposu/, [jeˈpozu]

Noun

ġeposu f

A head cold; catarrh

Declension

Declension of geposu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġeposu	ġeposa, ġepose
accusative	ġepose	ġeposa, ġepose
genitive	ġepose	ġeposa
dative	ġepose	ġeposum

Related terms

ġepos

Descendants

Middle English: pose
- English: pose

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