snithe
English
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: snīdh, IPA(key): /snaɪð/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: snīdh, IPA(key): /snʌɪð/
- Rhymes: -aɪð
Etymology 1
From Middle English snithen, from Old English snīþan (“to cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or amputate, cut up or to pieces, cut so as to kill, slay an animal, hew down, cut stone, hew, cut hair, cut corn, reap, mow”), from Proto-Germanic *snīþaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *sneyt- (“to cut”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian sniede (“to cut”), West Frisian snije (“to cut”), Dutch snijden (“to cut, carve, intersect”), Low German snieden (“to cut”), German schneiden (“to cut, trim, slice”), Swedish snida (“to carve, engrave”), Icelandic sníða (“to trim, tailor”). Related to snide.
Verb
snithe (third-person singular simple present snithes, present participle snithing, simple past snithed or snothe, past participle snithed or snithen)
- (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Northern England) To cut.
- Snithe a piece off with thy knife.
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Etymology 2
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English snithe (“cutting, sharp”), from snithen (“to cut”), see above.
Adjective
snithe (comparative more snithe, superlative most snithe)
Derived terms
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Etymology 3
Variation of sny.
Verb
snithe (third-person singular simple present snithes, present participle snithing, simple past and past participle snithed)
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