geposu

Old English

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /jeˈpo.su/, [jeˈpo.zu]

Noun

ġeposu f

  1. a head cold; catarrh

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġeposu ġeposa, ġepose
accusative ġepose ġeposa, ġepose
genitive ġepose ġeposa
dative ġepose ġeposum
  • ġepos

Descendants

  • Middle English: pose
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