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Old English · verb

sniþan

Normalised snīþan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ˈsniː.θɑn/
[ˈsniː.ðɑn]
Syllables
ˈsniː · θɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
snitheincision

Meaning

  1. to cut, make an incision in

Conjugation

Conjugation of sniþan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular snīþesnāþ
2nd singular snīstsnide
3rd singular snīþþsnīþsnāþ
Plural snīþaþsnidon
Subjunctive
Singular snīþesnide
Plural snīþensniden
Non-finite forms of sniþan
Form
Infinitive snīþan
Inflected infinitive snīþenne
Imperative singular snīþ
Imperative plural snīþaþ
Present participle snīþende
Past participle snidenġesniden

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *snīþan (“to cut”). Compare Old Frisian snītha, Old Saxon snīthan, Old High German snīdan, Old Norse sníða. More at snithe.

Descendants

snithe

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