snew

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snjuː/, /snuː/
• Rhymes: -uː

Etymology 1

From Middle English snewen, from Old English snīwan (“to snow”), from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ-.

Verb

snew (third-person singular simple present snews, present participle snewing, simple past and past participle snewed)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To snow.
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To abound.

Etymology 2

See snow.

Verb

snew

1. (dialectal) simple past tense of snow

References

• “snew”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “snow”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• news, sewn, wens

Middle English

Verb

snew

1. Alternative form of snewen

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch sneeuw.

Noun

snew

1. snow