fnærettan

Old English

Etymology

From fnǣran +‎ -ettan. Compare Gogo fneskezzen (“to snort”), Old High German fnāstōn (“to gasp, snort”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfnæː.ret.tɑn/

Verb

fnǣrettan

1. to neigh
2. to snort

Conjugation

Conjugation of fnǣrettan (weak class 1)

infinitive	fnǣrettan	fnǣrettenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	fnǣrette	fnǣrette
second person singular	fnǣretst	fnǣrettest
third person singular	fnǣrett, fnǣret	fnǣrette
plural	fnǣrettaþ	fnǣretton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	fnǣrette	fnǣrette
plural	fnǣretten	fnǣretten
imperative
singular	fnǣrete
plural	fnǣrettaþ
participle	present	past
	fnǣrettende	(ġe)fnǣreted, (ġe)fnǣrett, (ġe)fnǣret

Related terms

• fnǣst
• fnǣstian
• fnēosan
• fnesan
• fnora
• *fnorettan

Descendants

• Middle English: fnerten, fnyrten, *snyrten
  • English: snirt
  • Scots: snirt