Middle English Dictionary Entry
sneke n.
Entry Info
| Forms | sneke n. |
| Etymology | Cp. Norw. dial. snukka to pant, snort; Scot. snock to snort; & MnE dial. (chiefly Northern) snook a snuffle. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A head cold.
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)461 : Sneke, or the poose: Catarrus, corisa, rupea.
- ?a1525(?a1475) Play Sacr.(Dub 652)618 : What dysease or syknesse þat euer ye haue..þe poose, þe sneke, or þe tyseke..Inquyre to þe colkote, for ther ys hys loggyng.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. sneke.