Old English · noun

geposu

Normalised ġeposu

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /jeˈpo.su/
[jeˈpo.zu]
Syllables: je · ˈpo · su (3 syllables)
Modern English: pose catarrh head cold

Meaning

a head cold; catarrh

Declension

Declension of geposu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ġeposu	ġeposa ġepose
Accusative	ġepose	ġeposa ġepose
Genitive	ġepose	ġeposa
Dative	ġepose	ġeposum

Etymology

As a feminine noun, taken from ġeposu pl (literally “(the) snorts”), plural of ġepos n (“a sneeze, snort”), from Proto-Germanic *pusą (“heavy breathing, 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”).

Descendants

pose

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