neeze en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English nesen, from Old English *hnēosan (“to sneeze”), from Proto-West Germanic *hneusan, from Proto-Germanic *hneusaną (“to sneeze”), from a merger of Proto-Indo-European *(s)knus- (“to sneeze”) and Proto-Indo-European *pnew- (“to gasp, pant, breathe”). See sneeze. Compare Dutch niezen, German niesen, Swedish nysa
Meanings
- (UK, archaic, dialectal, intransitive) To sneeze.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| neese | alternative | lexicographic | |
| neezes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| neezed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| neezed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| neezing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |