fnorten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fnerten, fnirten

Etymology

From Old English *fnorettan, from Old English fnora.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfnɔrtən/, /ˈfnɔːrən/

Verb

fnorten

1. to snore, snort

Conjugation

Conjugation of fnorten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) fnorten, fnorte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	fnorte	fnorted
2nd-person singular	fnortest	fnortedest
3rd-person singular	fnorteth	fnorted
subjunctive singular	fnorte
imperative singular		—
plural1	fnorten, fnorte	fnorteden, fnortede
imperative plural	fnorteth, fnorte	—
participles	fnortynge, fnortende	fnorted, yfnorted

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• Middle English: snorten
  • English: snort
  • Scots: snort

References

• “fnorten, fnōren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.