snead

See also: Snead

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English *sneden, *snæden (found in tosnæden), from Old English snǣdan (“to cut; feed”), from Proto-Germanic *snaidijaną, related to Middle High German sneiten, Icelandic sneiða, English snithe (“to cut”). More at snithe.

Alternative forms

• sneed, sned, snathe, snade, snid

Verb

snead (third-person singular simple present sneads, present participle sneading, simple past and past participle sneaded)

1. (transitive) To cut; lop; prune.

Etymology 2

From Middle English snade, snede, from Old English snǣd (“a piece, bit, slice”), related to Icelandic sneið.

Noun

snead (plural sneads)

1. A piece; bit; slice.

Etymology 3

See snatch.

Noun

snead (plural sneads)

1. (UK) A snath.
2. (UK, dialect) (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) A line or cord; a string.

Anagrams

• Sedan, Desna, Sande, Deans, deans, nades, sedan, Adens, DNase, Denas, saden, Sedna, Danes, Neads, Andes