snesen

Danish

Noun

snesen c

1. definite singular of snes

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fnesen, fnese, sniesen, snese

Etymology

From an earlier fnesen, from Old English fnēosan, from Proto-Germanic *fneusaną. More at sneeze.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsneːzən/

Verb

snesen (third-person singular simple present sneseth, present participle snesende, snesynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle snesed)

1. To sneeze

Usage notes

It is entirely possible that this verb could have remained as a strong verb for some speakers, as past forms are barely attested; compare dialectal modern English snoze, snozen.

Conjugation

Conjugation of snesen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) snesen, snese
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	snese	snesed
2nd-person singular	snesest	snesedest
3rd-person singular	sneseth	snesed
subjunctive singular	snese
imperative singular		—
plural1	snesen, snese	sneseden, snesede
imperative plural	sneseth, snese	—
participles	snesynge, snesende	snesed, ysnesed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

• fnesy

Descendants

• English: sneeze
• Scots: sneeze, sneesh