snathe
/sneɪð/
snathe verb: to lop; to prune. Also the alternative form of snath.
Verb
snathe (third-person singular simple present snathes, present participle snathing, simple past and past participle snathed)
- To lop; to prune.
- To snatch.
- Meleager's mother mad at his offence In that death by his hand had summon'd thence Her Brothers: snathes up the fatall brand which she , which did his life command, And on a flagrant altar it she layes, The which consuming her sons life betray's.1924, John Milton, Some Newly Discovered Stanzas, page 149
- The fair dame was able to snathe the best candidates— She pathed good souls to the noble way and educates.2013, Percarus, Percarus
Also used as
snathe is also the alternative form of snath.
Forms of snathe
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | snathes |
| present participle | snathing |
| past participle | snathed |
| past | snathed |
| Noun | |
| plural | snathes |
Origin of snathe
From Old English snǣdan (“to slice”), from Proto-Germanic *snaidijaną.
Words that rhyme with snathe
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Questions about snathe
- What does snathe mean?
- Snathe means to lop; to prune.
- What part of speech is snathe?
- Snathe is a verb.
- How do you pronounce snathe?
- Snathe is pronounced /sneɪð/.
- What is the past tense of snathe?
- The past tense of snathe is snathed.
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