snican

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *snīkan, from Proto-Germanic *snīkaną (“to creep; crawl”), from Proto-Indo-European *sneyg- (“to crawl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsniː.kɑn/

Verb

snīcan

1. to crawl
2. to creep

Conjugation

Conjugation of snīcan (strong class 1)

infinitive	snīcan	snīcenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	snīce	snāc
second person singular	snīcst	snice
third person singular	snīcþ	snāc
plural	snīcaþ	snicon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	snīce	snice
plural	snīcen	snicen
imperative
singular	snīc
plural	snīcaþ
participle	present	past
	snīcende	(ġe)snicen

Related terms

• snaca

Descendants

• Middle English: sniken
  • >? English: sneak, snitch
  • >? Scots: sneke, sneak