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Old English · verb

sniwan

Normalised snīwan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈsniː.wɑn/
Syllables
ˈsniː · wɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
snewsnow

Meaning

  1. to snow

    Nāp nihtsċūa, norþan snīwde, hrīm hrusan bond, hæġl fēol on eorþan, corna caldast.

    Nightshade darkened, it snowed from the north, frost bound the ground, hail fell on earth, the coldest of corns.

    10th century, The Seafarer:

Conjugation

Conjugation of sniwan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular snīwesnīwde
2nd singular snīwestsnīwstsnīwdest
3rd singular snīweþsnīwþsnīwde
Plural snīwaþsnīwdon
Subjunctive
Singular snīwesnīwde
Plural snīwensnīwden
Non-finite forms of sniwan
Form
Infinitive snīwan
Inflected infinitive snīwenne
Imperative singular snīw
Imperative plural snīwaþ
Present participle snīwende
Past participle snīwedġesnīwed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *snīwaną. Cognate with Old High German snīwan (Modern German schneien).

Descendants

snew

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