sniþan

See also: snithan and sniðan

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Old EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *snīþaną ‎(“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *sneyt- ‎(“to cut”). Compare Old Frisian snītha, Old Saxon snīthan, Old High German snīdan, Old Norse sníða. More at snithe.

VerbEdit

snīþan

1. to cut, make an incision in

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of snīþan (strong class 1)

infinitive	snīþan	tō snīþanne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	snīþe	snāþ
2nd-person singular	snīþest	snide
3rd-person singular	snīþeþ	snāþ
plural	snīþaþ	snidon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	snīþe	snide
plural	snīþen	sniden
imperative
singular	snīþ
plural	snīþaþ
participle	present	past
	snīþende	(ġe)sniden

DescendantsEdit

• Middle English: snithen
  • English: snithe