See also: sno and snö

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Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse snær, snjór. Cognate with English snow (see there).

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snø m (definite singular snøen, uncountable)

  1. snow
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Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse snjóva.

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snø (imperative snø, present tense snør, simple past snødde, past participle snødd)

  1. to snow

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Etymology 1 edit

 
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From Old Norse snær, snjór, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos. Cognate with English snow.

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snø m (definite singular snøen, uncountable)

  1. snow
    Synonym: kave
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Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse snjóva, from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną.

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snø (present tense snør, past tense snødde, past participle snøtt/snødd, passive infinitive snøast, present participle snøande, imperative snø)

  1. (impersonal, intransitive) to snow
    det snørit snows
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