Definitions
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- v. To sneeze.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To sneeze.
Etymologies
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. (Wiktionary)
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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