snæd

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snæːd/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *snaidi, from Proto-Germanic *snaidiz, a variant of *snaidō (“cut”).

Noun

snǣd f

1. morsel, bit

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	snǣd	snǣde, snǣda
accusative	snǣd, snǣde	snǣde, snǣda
genitive	snǣde	snǣda
dative	snǣde	snǣdum

Derived terms

• sinsnǣd

Related terms

• *snād
• snīþan

Descendants

• Middle English: snede
  • English: snead
  • Yola: sned

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *snaid (“an area of cut vegetation, boundary, border”), from Proto-West Germanic *snaidijan (“to cut, chop, hew, slice”). Cognate with Middle Low German snêde, sneide (“border, boundary line, forest mark”).

Alternative forms

• snād

Noun

snǣd m

1. a piece of land with defined limits

Etymology 3

Uncertain. Perhaps from snǣdan (“to cut, slice”).

Noun

snǣd m

1. the handle of scythe

Descendants

• English: snath