also neeze "sneeze," mid-14c., nesen, probably from Old Norse hnjosa, of imitative origin (compare Old High German niosan, German niesen, Middle Dutch niesen). It is said to survive in north of England dialect and Scottish. Compare sneeze. Related: Neesing; neezing.
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