Definitions
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- v. To sneeze.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To sneeze.
Etymologies
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From Middle English nesen, from Old English *hnēosan ("to sneeze"), from Proto-Germanic *hneusanan (“to sneeze”), from Proto-Indo-European *pneu- (“to gasp, pant, breathe”). Cognate with Dutch niezen ("to sneeze"), German niesen ("to sneeze"), Danish nyse ("to sneeze"), Swedish nysa ("to sneeze"), Icelandic hnjósa ("to sneeze"), Old English fnēosan ("to sneeze"). See sneeze.
Examples
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If thou of force doe chance to neeze, then backewards turne away
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427: And waxen in their mirth, and neeze, and sweare,
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