*sneufaną

Runic: ᛊᚾᛖᚢᚠᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈsneu̯.ɸɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 2

Meanings

to sniff, to snort

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly related to *snūtaz (‘snout’) and *snūtijaną (‘to blow one's nose’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularsneufōsneufaų–
2nd singularsniufizisneufaizsneuf
3rd singularsniufidisneufaisneufadau
1st dualsneufōzsneufaiw–
2nd dualsneufadizsneufaidizsneufadiz
1st pluralsneufamazsneufaim–
2nd pluralsniufidsneufaidsniufid
3rd pluralsneufandisneufainsneufandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularsneufai–
2nd singularsneufazaisneufaizau
3rd singularsneufadaisneufaidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralsneufandaisneufaindau
2nd pluralsneufandaisneufaindau
3rd pluralsneufandaisneufaindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularsnaufsnubį̄
2nd singularsnauftsnubīz
3rd singularsnaufsnubī
1st dualsnubūsnubīw
2nd dualsnubudizsnubīdiz
1st pluralsnubumsnubīm
2nd pluralsnubudsnubīd
3rd pluralsnubunsnubīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
sneufaną sneufandz snubanaz

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Descendants

  • *sneufan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *snūvan (Old Dutch)
      • snuven (Middle Dutch)
        • snoeve (Limburgish)
  • *sneufan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *snūvan (Old Dutch)
      • snuven (Middle Dutch)
        • snuiven (Dutch)
          • snuiwe (Afrikaans)
  • *sneufan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *snūfan, *snūban, *sniofan, *snioban (Old High German)
      • snūven, snūben, *snieven, *snieben (Middle High German)
        • schnaufen, schnauben, schniefen, schnieben (German)
  • *sneufan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *snūvan (Old Saxon)
      • snūven (Middle Low German)
        • snuven (Low German)
  • *snūfan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *snūvan (Old Dutch)
      • snuven (Middle Dutch)
        • snoeve (Limburgish)
  • *snūfan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *snūvan (Old Dutch)
      • snuven (Middle Dutch)
        • snuiven (Dutch)
          • snuiwe (Afrikaans)
  • *snūfan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *snūfan, *snūban, *sniofan, *snioban (Old High German)
      • snūven, snūben, *snieven, *snieben (Middle High German)
        • schnaufen, schnauben, schniefen, schnieben (German)
  • *snūfan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *snūvan (Old Saxon)
      • snūven (Middle Low German)
        • snuven (Low German)

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