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.

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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