fnæsa

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fnœsa (to sneeze, snort), from Proto-Germanic *fnōsijaną (to snort, puff), from Proto-Indo-European *pnew- (to breathe, pant). Related to Old Norse fnasa, Old English fnēosan (to sneeze). More at English sneeze.

Pronunciation

Verb

fnæsa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fnæsti, supine fnæst)

  1. (intransitive, especially of horses) to snort, to blow out
    Synonyms: frýsa, fnasa
    Hesturinn fnæsti.
    The horse snorted.

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