- gesnot
- n (-es/-u) mucus
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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snot — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gesnot; akin to Old High German snuzza nasal mucus Date: 15th century 1. nasal mucus 2. a snotty person … New Collegiate Dictionary
snot — /snot/, n. 1. Vulgar. mucus from the nose. 2. Informal. a disrespectful or supercilious person. [1350 1400; ME; cf. MLG, MD snotte, OE gesnot, Dan snot] * * * … Universalium
Snot — 1. mucus from the nose; 2. annoying baby or young child; 3. mucus from the nose (Middle English snotte ; Old English gesnot ) … Dictionary of Australian slang
snot — I Australian Slang 1. mucus from the nose; 2. annoying baby or young child; 3. mucus from the nose (Middle English snotte ; Old English gesnot ) II Everyday English Slang in Ireland n nasal discharge III Mawdesley Glossary mucus or discharge from … English dialects glossary
snot — [snɔt US sna:t] n informal [: Old English; Origin: gesnot] 1.) [U] an impolite word for the thick ↑mucus (=liquid) produced in your nose 2.) [singular] someone who is ↑snotty ▪ the little snot … Dictionary of contemporary English
schneuzen — Vsw std. (10. Jh.), mhd. sniuzen, ahd. snūzen, mndd. snuten, mndl. snuten Stammwort. Aus g. * snūtija Vsw. schneuzen , auch in anord. snýta Stümper, Schnauze , ae. snӯtan. Wohl denominativ zu einem Wort für Rotz , obwohl dieses in der Vokallänge… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
snot — (n.) O.E. gesnot nasal mucus, from P.Gmc. *snuttan (Cf. O.Fris. snotta, M.L.G., M.Du. snotte, M.L.G. snute), from the same base as SNOUT (Cf. snout). Old English also had a verb SNITE (Cf. snite) wipe or pick one s nose. Meaning despicable person … Etymology dictionary
snout — (n.) early 13c., trunk or projecting nose of an animal, from M.L.G. and M.Du. snute snout, from P.Gmc. *snut (Cf. Ger. Schnauze, Norw. snut, Dan. snude snout ), related to O.E. gesnot (see SNOT (Cf. snot)) … Etymology dictionary
snot — n 1. mucus from the nose. The word is from the Middle English snotte, itself from the Old English gesnot, variant forms of which existed in all Germanic languages. These terms are related either to snout or to an Indo European root meaning to… … Contemporary slang
snot — [[t]snɒt[/t]] n. 1) sts Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. mucus from the nose 2) inf Informal. an impudently disagreeable person • Etymology: 1350–1400; MEsnotte; cf. OE gesnot, MLG, MD snotte, Dan snot … From formal English to slang
