geposu

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

As a feminine noun, taken from ġeposu pl (literally “(the) snorts”), plural of ġepos n (“a sneeze, snort”), from Proto-Germanic *pusą (“sneeze, snort”), from Proto-Germanic *pusōną, *pusjaną (“to blow, snort”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). Related to Middle Low German pûsten (“to snort”), Middle High German phūsen (“to sneeze, snort”), Old Swedish pýsa (“to snort”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /jeˈpo.su/, [jeˈpo.zu]

Noun[edit]

ġeposu f

  1. a head cold; catarrh

Declension[edit]

Declension of geposu (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ġeposu ġeposa, ġepose
accusative ġepose ġeposa, ġepose
genitive ġepose ġeposa
dative ġepose ġeposum

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Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: pose
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