snige
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse sníkja, from Proto-Germanic *snīkaną, cognate with Norwegian snike, Swedish snika, English sneak. In Old West Norse, the verb has a weak conjugation, but it is a strong verb in the continental Scandinavian languages and in Old English.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
snige (past tense sneg, past participle sneget)
- (transitive, rare) to sneak, slip
- (reflexive, intransitive) to sneak, creep
- (reflexive, intransitive) to do on the sly
Conjugation[edit]
Inflection of snige
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “snige” in Den Danske Ordbog
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