fnora

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fnuzô, from Proto-Indo-European *pnew- (“to breathe; snort; sneeze”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfnorɑ/

Noun

fnora m (nominative plural fnoran)

a sneeze
sneezing

Inflection

Declension of fnora (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fnora	fnoran
accusative	fnoran	fnoran
genitive	fnoran	fnorena
dative	fnoran	fnorum

Related terms

fnēosan

Descendants

Middle English: *fnore (suggested by verb fnoren), snore
- Scots: snor, snore, snoir
- English: snore

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