Obs. [OE. fnǽst str. masc., f. root of ON. fnasa, fnása to snort, breathe hard.] Breath.

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c. 1000.  Sax. Leechd., III. 100. Hyt bring[ð] forð þane fnæst.

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a. 1250.  Owl & Night., 43.

        Vor hire horte was so gret,
That wel neȝ hire fnast at-schet.

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