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snaca

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See also: snąca and snącą

Middle English

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Noun

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snaca

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of snake

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *snakō (snake).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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snaca m

  1. snake
    • "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 10, verse 19
      And nū ic sealde ēow ānweald tō tredenne ofer nǣddran. And snacan and ofer ǣlc fēondes mæġen. And nān þing ēow ne derað...
      And now I gave you power to tread over adders and snakes and over each fiends' force. And no thing harms you.

Declension

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Weak:

singular plural
nominative snaca snacan
accusative snacan snacan
genitive snacan snacena
dative snacan snacum

Descendants

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  • Middle English: snake, snak, snaca (Early Middle English)
    • English: snake (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: snake