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): /jeˈpo.su/, [jeˈpo.zu]

Noun

ġeposu f

1. a head cold; catarrh

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	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