sniden

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch snīthan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsniːdən/

Verb

sniden

1. to cut
2. to cut short
3. to divide

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	sniden
3rd sg. past	snêet
3rd pl. past	snēden
Past participle	gesnēden
Infinitive	sniden
In genitive	snidens
In dative	snidene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	snide	snêet
2nd singular	snijts, snides	snēets, snēdes
3rd singular	snijt, snidet	snêet
1st plural	sniden	snēden
2nd plural	snijt, snidet	snēet, snēdet
3rd plural	sniden	snēden
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	snide	snēde
2nd singular	snijts, snides	snēdes
3rd singular	snide	snēde
1st plural	sniden	snēden
2nd plural	snijt, snidet	snēdet
3rd plural	sniden	snēden
Imperative	Present
Singular	snijt, snide
Plural	snijt, snidet
	Present	Past
Participle	snidende	gesnēden

Descendants

• Dutch: snijden
  • Afrikaans: sny
• Limburgish: snieje

Further reading

• “sniden”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sniden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German snīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *snīþan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈs̠niːdən/

Verb

snīden (class 1 strong, third-person singular present snīdet, past tense sneit, past participle gesniten, past subjunctive snite, auxiliary hān)

1. to cut, to snithe

Conjugation

Conjugation of snīden (class 1 strong, auxiliary hān)

infinitive		snīden
genitive gerund		snīdennes snīdenes
dative gerund		snīdenne snīdene
present participle		snīdende
past participle		gesniten
auxiliary		hān
	indicative			subjunctive
	singular	plural		singular	plural
present	ich snīde	wir snīden	i	ich snīde	wir snīden
	du snīdest	ir snīdet		du snīdest	ir snīdet
	ër snīdet	sie snīdent		ër snīde	sie snīden
preterite	ich sneit	wir sniten	ii	ich snite	wir sniten
	du snite	ir snitet		du snitest	ir snitet
	ër sneit	sie sniten		ër snite	sie sniten
imperative	snīt (du)	snīdet (ir)

Composed forms of snīden (class 1 strong, auxiliary hān)

perfect
	singular	plural		singular	plural
indicative	ich hān gesniten	wir hān gesniten	subjunctive	ich habe gesniten	wir haben gesniten
	du hāst gesniten	ir hāt gesniten		du habest gesniten	ir habet gesniten
	ër hāt gesniten	sie hānt gesniten		ër habe gesniten	sie haben gesniten
pluperfect
indicative	ich habete gesniten	wir habeten gesniten	subjunctive	ich habete gesniten	wir habeten gesniten
	du habetest gesniten	ir habetet gesniten		du habetest gesniten	ir habetet gesniten
	ër habete gesniten	sie habeten gesniten		ër habete gesniten	sie habeten gesniten
future i
infinitive	snīden süln		subjunctive i	ich sul snīden	wir suln snīden
				du sule snīden	ir sulet snīden
				ër sul snīden	sie suln snīden
indicative	ich sol snīden	wir sulen snīden	subjunctive ii	ich sölte snīden ich sölde snīden	wir sölten snīden wir sölden snīden
	du solt snīden	ir sulet snīden		du söltest snīden du söldest snīden	ir söltet snīden ir söldet snīden
	ër sol snīden	sie sulen snīden		ër sölte snīden ër sölde snīden	sie sölten snīden sie sölden snīden
future ii
infinitive	gesniten hān süln		subjunctive i	ich sul gesniten hān	wir suln gesniten hān
				du sule gesniten hān	ir sulet gesniten hān
				ër sul gesniten hān	sie suln gesniten hān
indicative	ich sol gesniten hān	wir sulen gesniten hān	subjunctive ii	ich sölte gesniten hān ich sölde gesniten hān	wir sölten gesniten hān wir sölden gesniten hān
	du solt gesniten hān	ir sulet gesniten hān		du söltest gesniten hān du söldest gesniten hān	ir söltet gesniten hān ir söldet gesniten hān
	ër sol gesniten hān	sie sulen gesniten hān		ër sölte gesniten hān ër sölde gesniten hān	sie sölten gesniten hān sie sölden gesniten hān

Descendants

• German: schneiden

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “sniden”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon snithan (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sniːðən/

Verb

sniden

1. to cut
2. to cut off, to sever, to sunder
3. to cut up, to cut to pieces, to shred
4. to sell something in pieces and not as a whole
5. to carve

Conjugation

Conjugation of sniden as a class 1 strong verb

Plain Infinitive	snîden
Full Infinitive (Gerund)	tô snîdene or tô snîdende
Verbal Noun	snîden or snîdent
Participles			Imperatives
Present	snîdende		2nd Person Singular	snît
Past	gesnēden		2nd Person Plural	snîdet
	Indicative		Subjunctive
	Present	Preterite	Present	Preterite
1st Person Singular	snîde	snêt	snîde	snēde
2nd Person Singular	snîdest or snîtst	snēdest	snîdest	snēdest
3rd Person Singular	snîdet or snît	snêt	snîdet	snēde
Plural	snîden (snîdet?)	snēden	snîden	snēden

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsni.den/

Verb

sniden

1. plural preterite subjunctive of snīþan

Participle

sniden

1. past participle of snīþan