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FNÆST

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
FNÆST, es; m.
A puff, blast, breath; flātus, anhēlĭtus
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  • Úre fnæst ateoraþ

    our breath faileth,

    • Hexam. 4
    • ;
    • Norm. 8, 18.
  • Þurh ðæs fíres fnæst

    through the fire's blast,

    • Exon. 74a
    • ;
    • Th. 277, 29
    • ;
    • Jul. 588.
  • Hyt bringþ forþ ðone [MS. ðane] fnæst

    it will bring forth the breath,

    • Lchdm. iii. 100, 13: 116, 24.
  • Fnæstas [MS. fnæstiaþ] swíðe beóþ fortogene

    the breathings are very hard drawn,

    • L. M. 2, 36
    • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 242, 7.
Etymology
[
O. H. Ger. fnastón anhēlāre
:
Dan. fnyse to puff
:
Swed. fnysa to snort
:
Icel. fnasa to sneeze
:
Grk. πνέω I blast, puff.
]
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  • FNÆST, n.