snige

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse sníkja, from Proto-Germanic *snīkaną, cognate with Norwegian snike, Swedish snika, English sneak. In Old West Norse, the verb has a weak conjugation, but it is a strong verb in the continental Scandinavian languages and in Old English.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sniːə/, [ˈsniːi]

Verb edit

snige (past tense sneg, past participle sneget)

(transitive, rare) to sneak, slip
(reflexive, intransitive) to sneak, creep
(reflexive, intransitive) to do on the sly

Conjugation edit

Inflection of snige

	present	past
simple	sniger	sneg
perfect	har sneget	havde sneget
passive	sniges	—
participle	snigende	sneget
imperative	snig	—
infinitive	snige	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	snigen	—

Derived terms edit

References edit

“snige” in Den Danske Ordbog

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