Middle English Dictionary Entry
snō̆chinge ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | snō̆chinge ger. |
| Etymology | ?Assibilated form of snō̆kinge ger.; cp. MnE dial. snoach to make a snuffling noise. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Speaking through the nose, snuffling.
Associated quotations
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)1.11 : I knewe myn owne pouert, and schamede and dradde after so noble spekers, þat sownede as trompes, to putte forþ my bareyn speche, hosnes, and snochynge, as who so roteþ vp moolberyes and serueþ likerous men, þat lyueþ in likynge, wiþ soure grapes.