snyde

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish snytæ, from Old Norse snýta (“to blow one's nose”), from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną. Cognate with Swedish snyta, German schnäuzen, Dutch snuiten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsnyːðə]

Verb

snyde (imperative snyd, infinitive at snyde, present tense snyder, past tense snød, perfect tense snydt)

1. to cheat, fool

   Synonyms: narre, tage ved næsen

2. to avoid or elude
3. (rare) to cheat on someone (sexually)

Conjugation

Conjugation of snyde

active passive present snyder snydes past snød — infinitive snyde snydes imperative snyd — participle present snydende past snydt (auxiliary verb have) gerund snyden

Derived terms

• ikke noget med at snyde
• snyd
• snyde nogen så vandet driver
• snyde næse
• snyde på vægten
• snyde sig
• snydemetode
• snyder
• snyderi
• snydetamp
• snydt igen
• være som snydt ud af næsen på nogen

References

• “snyde” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “snyde” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog