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Old English · verb

snæccan

Normalised snæċċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈsnæt.t͡ʃɑn/
Syllables
ˈsnæt · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
snatchsnapnibblesnagjaws

Meaning

  1. to bite, as to taste; nibble

  2. to snap with the mouth or jaws

  3. to snag, catch on

Conjugation

Conjugation of snæccan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular snæċċesneahte
2nd singular snæċestsneahtest
3rd singular snæċeþsneahte
Plural snæċċaþsneahton
Subjunctive
Singular snæċċesneahte
Plural snæċċensneahten
Non-finite forms of snæccan
Form
Infinitive snæċċan
Inflected infinitive snæċċenne
Imperative singular snæċe
Imperative plural snæċċaþ
Present participle snæċċende
Past participle sneahtġesneaht

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *snakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *snakjaną (“to sniff; taste-test, nibble”), from Proto-Germanic *snak- (“to breathe, blow, sigh”). Of uncertain origin.

Descendants

snatch

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