Old English · noun
nosu
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong u-stem
- IPA
- /ˈno.su/[ˈno.zu]
- Syllables
- ˈno · su (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- noseness
Meaning
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nose
Ðǣr beoð akende men, ðā beoð fiftȳne fōta lange ⁊ hī habbað hwīt līċ ⁊ tū neb on ānum hēafde, fēt ⁊ cnēowu swīðe rēad, ⁊ lange nosu ⁊ sweart feax.
Men are born there who are fifteen feet tall. They have white bodies, two faces on each head, feet and knees that are very red, a long nose, and black hair.
Wonders of the East -
a ness
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *nosu.
Descendants
nose
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