snæd

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Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *snaidi, from Proto-Germanic *snaidiz, a variant of *snaidō (“cut”).

Noun

snǣd f

  1. morsel, bit
Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative snǣd snǣde, snǣda
accusative snǣd, snǣde snǣde, snǣda
genitive snǣde snǣda
dative snǣde snǣdum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: snede
    • English: snead
    • Yola: sned

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *snaid (“an area of cut vegetation, boundary, border”), from Proto-West Germanic *snaidijan (“to cut, chop, hew, slice”). Cognate with Middle Low German snêde, sneide (“border, boundary line, forest mark”).

Alternative forms

Noun

snǣd m

  1. a piece of land with defined limits
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative snǣd snǣdas
accusative snǣd snǣdas
genitive snǣdes snǣda
dative snǣde snǣdum

Etymology 3

Uncertain. Perhaps from snǣdan (“to cut, slice”).

Noun

snǣd m

  1. the handle of scythe
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