snithe

Also used as

snithe is also the obsolete spelling of sny.

Forms of snithe

Origin of snithe

Verb 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-West Germanic *snīþan, from Proto-Germanic *snīþaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *sneyt- (“to cut”). Noun from Middle English snithe (“cutting, sharp”), from snithen (“to cut”), see above. 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.

Variation of sny.

Words formed from snithe

• snithy

Related words

• snead
• schnitzel
• snathe
• sneath
• snide

Words that rhyme with snithe

• tithe
• blythe
• lithe
• scythe
• writhe
• blithe
• kithe
• shrithe
• stythe

Questions about snithe

What does snithe mean?

Snithe means to cut; to make an incision; to cut off; to lance or amputate; to cut up; to cut so as to kill; to slay an animal; to hew; to cut stone; to cut hair; to cut corn; to reap; to mow.

What part of speech is snithe?

Snithe can be a verb or an adjective.

How do you pronounce snithe?

Snithe is pronounced /snaɪð/ (UK).

What is the past tense of snithe?

The past tense of snithe is snithed.