Vicki Nelson - Founder, College Parent Central. When your college student first leaves for college you may be anxious to have her come home again for a visit. You want to be able to touch bases in person, cook her favorite meal, reassure yourself that she is fine, and find out how things are going for her.
Etymology: AS, snesen, to sneeze. a sudden forceful involuntary expulsion of air through the nose and mouth occurring as a result of irritation to the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, such as by dust, pollen, or viral inflammation.
1 Conversely, the sneeze itself was the expulsion of a demon or evil spirit which had taken up residence in a person. 2  Therefore, although the Bless you! was again a protective charm meant to protect the sneezer from evil, in this version it was meant to ward off the.