"snoke" meaning in All languages combined

See snoke on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Etymology: From Middle English snoken, possibly from Old Norse *snoka, from Proto-Germanic *snukōną (“to snuff, snuffle, sniff out”), from the root *snuk-, of uncertain origin. Compare sneak and snoop for the sound symbolism. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:inh|enm:snoken<ety:bor<non:*snoka<unc:1><ety:inh<gem-pro:*snukōną>>>>|tree=0}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*snukōną", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Norse", "term" : "*snoka", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "non" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "snoken", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "snoke", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="snoke">, {{inh|en|enm|snoken}} Middle English snoken, {{der|en|non|*snoka}} Old Norse *snoka, {{der|en|gem-pro|*snukōną|t=to snuff, snuffle, sniff out}} Proto-Germanic *snukōną (“to snuff, snuffle, sniff out”), {{lg|sound symbolism}} sound symbolism, {{sound-symbolic|en|title=sound symbolism}} sound symbolism Head templates: {{en-verb}} snoke (third-person singular simple present snokes, present participle snoking, simple past and past participle snoked) Forms: snokes [present, singular, third-person], snoking [participle, present], snoked [participle, past], snoked [past], snook [alternative], snoak [alternative], snouk [alternative], snock [alternative], snooke [alternative, obsolete], snooac [alternative, obsolete], snouke [alternative, obsolete], snowk [alternative, obsolete]
  1. (ambitransitive, dialectal) To sniff or smell; to sniff at; to poke around sniffing with the nose. Tags: ambitransitive, dialectal
    Sense id: en-snoke-en-verb-bAOucXxc Categories (other): English entries with etymon, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 23 38 40 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 20 37 42
  2. (ambitransitive, dialectal) To sneak about; to spy on; to snoop. Tags: ambitransitive, dialectal
    Sense id: en-snoke-en-verb-vHQqBs-r Categories (other): English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 23 38 40 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 47 22 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 27 46 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 49 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 50 22 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 20 37 42
  3. (ambitransitive, dialectal) To snort contemptuously; to scorn, despise. Tags: ambitransitive, dialectal
    Sense id: en-snoke-en-verb-wGiAvad5 Categories (other): English entries with etymon, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 23 38 40 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 20 37 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: snook (english: a gesture)

Inflected forms

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      "*snoka",
      "Reconstruction:Old Norse/snoka"
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snukōną"
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    [
      "*snuk-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snuk-"
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      "form": "snoak",
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      "form": "snock",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "snooke",
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        "obsolete"
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    },
    {
      "form": "snooac",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "snouke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "snowk",
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        "obsolete"
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        "To sniff or smell; to sniff at; to poke around sniffing with the nose."
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        "To sneak about; to spy on; to snoop."
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        "(ambitransitive, dialectal) To sneak about; to spy on; to snoop."
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        "To snort contemptuously; to scorn, despise."
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        "(ambitransitive, dialectal) To snort contemptuously; to scorn, despise."
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