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English
Etymology
From Middle English snid (attested only in the sense of saw and slaughter), from Old English snid, snide (“a cut, incision; cutting implement, saw”), from Proto-West Germanic *snidi; merging with Middle English snede (“a morsel, bite; scythe”), from Old English snǣd (“something cut off, morsel, bit; scythe handle”).
Noun
sned (plural sneds)
- (Scotland) A cut, a cutting; a slash, a slight wound; a lopping or pruning.
- snathe (scythe part)
Verb
sned (third-person singular simple present sneds, present participle snedding, simple past and past participle snedded)
- (archaic, Northern England, Scotland, transitive) To lop; lop or chop off.
- Synonyms: snathe, snead
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish snedher. Related to snedd (“obliqueness, inclination”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
sned (comparative snedare, superlative snedast)
- at an angle (especially if neither horizontal nor vertical), oblique, askew, crooked
Tavlan är sned- The painting is crooked
Lägga huvudet på sned- Tilt one's head
- (figuratively) skewed (uneven)
sned resursfördelning- skewed distribution of resources
- (colloquial) angry (with), sour; in a very bad mood
Jag blir sned på honom när han uppför sig så där- I get angry with him when he behaves like that
Varför är du sned?- Why are you angry?
Declension
1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
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Yola
Etymology
From Middle English snede, from Old English snǣd.
Pronunciation
Noun
sned
- The handle of the scythe.
References
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series), volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 134