英语词汇snuffle的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	snuffle
词源	snuffle v. "breathe hard or through nasal obstruction," 1580s, from Dutch or Flemish words (compare snuffelen "to sniff about, pry"), from Dutch and Flemish snuffen "to sniff" (see snuff (v.2)). Compare sniffle. Related: Snuffled; snuffling. snuffle n. 1764, "sound made by snuffling," from snuffle (v.). Old English had snofl (n.) "phlegm, mucus." The snuffles "troublesome mucous discharge from the nostrils" is from 1770. Entries linking to snuffle snuff v.2 "draw in through the nose with the breath," 1520s, also intransitive, "inhale air vigorously through the nose," from Dutch or Flemish snuffen "to sniff, snuff," which is related to Dutch snuiven "to sniff," from Proto-Germanic snuf- (source also of Middle High German snupfe, German Schnupfen "head-cold"), imitative of the sound of drawing air through the nose (see snout). Related: Snuffed; snuffing. sniffle v. "snuffle slightly," 1819, frequentative form of sniff (v.). Related: Sniffled; sniffling. As a noun, "an act of sniffling," by 1880; the sniffles* "runny nose, head cold" is recorded from 1825. Sniffly (1897) tends to refer to physical symptoms, "characterized by sniffling;" while sniffy (1858) means "inclined to be scornful, disdainful and disagreeable." Snuffy "annoyed" is from 1670s; also compare huffy, miffy. updated on February 13, 2023
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