snath

See also: snáth

English

An example of a scythe:
1. Toe
2. Chine
3. Beard
4. Heel
5. Tang
6. Ring
7. Snath or snaith
8. Grips

Alternative forms

• snythe, snathe, snaith, sneath, sneathe, etc.
• sned, sneed

Etymology

From a variant of snead, itself from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English snede, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English snǣd (“the shaft or handle of a scythe”), akin to Old English snīþan (“to cut”). More at snithe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snæθ/
• Rhymes: -æθ

Noun

snath (plural snaths)

1. The shaft of a scythe.

Translations

shaft of a scythe

• Czech: kosiště (cs) n
• Finnish: viikatteenvarsi (fi)
• German: Sensenwurf (de)
• Icelandic: orf n
• Japanese: 大鎌の柄 (ja) (おおがまのえ, ōgama no e) (literally "scythe shaft")
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: kosisko n, stylisko (pl) n
• Russian: рукоя́тка (ru) f (rukojátka) (косы́), черено́к (ru) m (čerenók) (косы́), косови́ще (ru) n (kosovíšče)
• Slovak: kosisko n
• Swedish: orv (sv)

References

• OED 2nd edition 1989

Anagrams

• Hants, NHTSA, Thans, ha'nts, hants, hasn't, sha'n't, shan't, shant