fnora

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfno.rɑ/

Noun

fnora m

  1. a sneeze
  2. sneezing

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative fnora fnoran
accusative fnoran fnoran
genitive fnoran fnorena
dative fnoran fnorum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: snore, *fnore
    • English: snore
    • Scots: snore
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