fnorten

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Middle English

Alternative forms

fnerten, fnirten

Etymology

From Old English *fnorettan, from Old English fnora.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfnɔrtən/, /ˈfnɔːrən/

Verb

fnorten

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	fnorted
imperative singular	fnorte	—

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.

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