"Snare" meaning in English

See Snare in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Snares [plural]
Etymology: * As a Norwegian surname, from several farms whose name derive from snar (“thicket, brushwood”), perhaps related to Old Norse snarpr (“coarse, rough, sharp”). * As an English surname, variant of Snarr. Etymology templates: {{der|en|no|-}} Norwegian, {{cog|non|snarpleikr|snarpr|t=coarse, rough, sharp}} Old Norse snarpr (“coarse, rough, sharp”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Snare (plural Snares)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Snare-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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