snaw

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English snāw.

Noun

snaw

1. Alternative form of snow

Etymology 2

From snow (noun).

Verb

snaw

1. Alternative form of snowen

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Old English

Alternative forms

• snāƿ — wynn spelling

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snɑːw/

Noun

snāw m

1. snow

Declension

Declension of snaw (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	snāw	snāwas
accusative	snāw	snāwas
genitive	snāwes	snāwa
dative	snāwe	snāwum

Derived terms

• snāwiġ

Descendants

• Middle English: snow, snaw, snowe, snawe, snowȝ, snoȝ, snogh, snou
  • English: snow
  • Scots: snaw
  • Yola: sneow, sneew, snowe, snow

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Scots

Etymology

From Middle English snaw, a northern form of snow, from Old English snāw, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ-.

Noun

snaw (plural snaws)

1. snow
   • 1786 — Robert Burns, A Winter Night

     I heard nae mair, for Chanticleer

     Shook off the pouthery snaw,

     And hail'd the morning with a cheer,

     A cottage-rousing craw.