fnese

Middle English

Verb

fnese

  1. alternative form of snesen
    • c. 1387-1400, 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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfne.se/, [ˈfne.ze]

Verb

fnese

  1. inflection of fnesan:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. singular present subjunctive
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