snaw

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ-. Cognate with Old High German snēo, Old Norse snær and Gothic 𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (snaiws).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /snɑːw/

Noun[edit]

snāw m

  1. snow

Declension[edit]

    Declension of snaw (strong a-stem)
Singular Plural
nominative snāw snāwas
accusative snāw snāwas
genitive snāwes snāwa
dative snāwe snāwum

Descendants[edit]

Scots[edit]

Noun[edit]

snaw (plural snaws)

  1. snow
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Robert Burns to this entry?)
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