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• SNEEZING (0. Eng. fneosung, from fneosan, to sneeze, cf. Dutch fniezen, allied to the obsolete neeze, and ultimately to be referred to root seen in Gr. irveiv, to breathe; the initial s is due to association with numerous words, such as snort, snuff, snor

SNEEZING (0. Eng. fneosung, from fneosan, to sneeze, cf. Dutch fniezen, allied to the obsolete neeze, and ultimately to be referred to See also:

• ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
• ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )

root seen in Gr. irveiv, to breathe; the initial s is due to association with numerous words, such as snort, See also:

• SNUFF (from " to snuff, " i.e. to inhale, to draw in through the nose; cf. Dutch snuf, scent, Ger. Schnupfen, a cold, catarrh, and Eng. " snuffle, " " sniff, " &c.)

snuff, snor  e, &c.), a violent expiration of See also:

• AIR (from an Indo-European root meaning " breathe," " blow ")
• AIR, or ASBEN

air from the See also:

• NOSE (O.Eng. nosu, cf. Dutch neus, Swed. nos, snout; the Aix in Provence. Both at Aix and at Lyons he acquired great connexion with O.Eng. nasu is obscure, cf. Ger. Nase, Lat. pares, distinction by his labours during outbreaks of the plague. In nostrils,

nose and mouth; it is an involuntary reflex See also:

• RESPIRATORY

respiratory See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act; caused by irritation of the See also:

• NERVE (Lat. nervus, Gr. vevpov, a bowstring)

nerve-endings of the mucous membrane of the nose or by stimulation of the optic nerve by a See also:

• BRIGHT, JOHN (1811-188g)
• BRIGHT, SIR CHARLES TILSTON

bright See also:

• LIGHT

light . The irritation may be due to the swelling of the nasal mucous membrane, which occurs in catching See also:

• COLD (in O. Eng. cald and ceald, a word coming ultimately from a root cognate with the Lat. gelu, gelidus, and common in the Teutonic languages, which usually have two distinct forms for the substantive and the adjective, cf. Ger. Kolte, kalt, Dutch koude

cold, See also:

• SNEEZING (0. Eng. fneosung, from fneosan, to sneeze, cf. Dutch fniezen, allied to the obsolete neeze, and ultimately to be referred to root seen in Gr. irveiv, to breathe; the initial s is due to association with numerous words, such as snort, snuff, snor

sneezing being often a premonitory or accompanying symptom, or to See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign bodies in the nose, as by inhalation of See also:

• SNUFF (from " to snuff, " i.e. to inhale, to draw in through the nose; cf. Dutch snuf, scent, Ger. Schnupfen, a cold, catarrh, and Eng. " snuffle, " " sniff, " &c.)

snuff or other " errhines " or " sternutatories." A See also:

• VENERABLE (Lat. venerabilis, worthy of reverence, venerari, to reverence, to worship, allied to Venus, love; the Indo-Germ. root is wen-, to desire, whence Eng. " win, properly to struggle for, hence to gain)

venerable and widespread belief survives in the See also:

• CUSTOM (from O. Fr. costume, costume or coustume; Low Lat. costuma, a shortened form of consuetudo)

custom of saying " See also:

• GOD

God bless you " when a See also:

• PERSON, OFFENCES AGAINST THE

person sneezes . The See also:

• HINDUS

Hindus say " live," to which the See also:

• ANSWER (derived from and, against, and the same root as swear)

answer " with you " is given (E . B . See also:

• TYLOR, EDWARD BURNETT (1832- )

Tylor, See also:

• PRIMITIVE

Primitive Culture, i. rot) . A sneeze was considered a sign or See also:

• OMEN (a Latin word, either connected with os, mouth, or more probably with auris (Gr. ois, ear; apparently, meaning " a thing heard " or " spoken ")

omen from the gods by the Greeks and See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans; it was one of the many See also:

• COMMON

common everyday occurrences which if coming at an important moment could he interpreted as presaging the future . There are many allusions to it in classical literature, e.g . See also:

• HOMER, WINSLOW (1836-191o)

Homer, Od. xvii . 561, See also:

• PLUTARCH
• PLUTARCH (Gr. llXoi rapxos) (c. A.D. 46–120)

Plutarch, Themist . 13, See also:

• XENOPHON

Xenophon, Anab. iii . 2 and See also:

• CATULLUS, GAIUS VALERIUS (?84-J4 B.C.)

Catullus, Carm . 45 .

There are references to itin Rabbinical literature, and it has been found in Otaheite, See also:

• FLORIDA

Florida and the See also:

• TONGA, or FRIENDLY ISLANDS (so called by Captain Cook)

Tonga Islands .