snitheとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From Middle English snithen, from 古期英語 snīþan (“to cut, make an incision, cut off, lance または amputate, cut up または to pieces, cut so as to kill, slay an animal, hew down, cut stone, hew, cut hair, cut corn, reap, mow”), from Proto-West Germanic *snīþan, from Proto-Germanic *snīþaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *sneyt- (“to cut”).

Cognate with Saterland Frisian sniede (“to cut”), West Frisian snije (“to cut”), Dutch snijden (“to cut, carve, intersect”), Low German snieden (“to cut”), German schneiden (“to cut, trim, slice”), Swedish snida (“to carve, engrave”), Icelandic sníða (“to trim, tailor”). Related to snide.

動詞

snithe (三人称単数 現在形 snithes, 現在分詞 snithing, 過去形 snithed または snothe, 過去分詞 snithed または snithen)

1. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Northern England) To cut; to make an incision; to cut off; to lance or amputate; to cut up; to cut so as to kill; to slay an animal; to hew; to cut stone; to cut hair; to cut corn; to reap; to mow.

   Snithe a piece off with thy knife.

関連する語

• snead

語源 2

From Middle English snithe (“cutting, sharp”), from snithen (“to cut”), see above.

形容詞

snithe (comparative more snithe, superlative most snithe)

1. Sharp; cutting.
2. (of wind または weather) Cold, piercing.

派生語

• snithy

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