snyten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sniten

Etymology

From Old English snȳtan, from Proto-West Germanic *snūtijan, from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsniːtən/

Verb

snyten

1. to blow one's nose
2. to snuff (a candle)
3. to wipe (the beak)

Conjugation

Conjugation of snyten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) snyten, snyte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	snyte	snyted
2nd-person singular	snytest	snytedest
3rd-person singular	snyteth	snyted
subjunctive singular	snyte
imperative singular		—
plural1	snyten, snyte	snyteden, snytede
imperative plural	snyteth, snyte	—
participles	snytynge, snytende	snyted, ysnyted

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: snite, snet
• Yola: snite

References

• “snīten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.