"snite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snites [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English snyte, from Old English [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|snyte}} Middle English snyte, {{inh|yol|ang|}} Old English [Term?] Head templates: {{en-noun}} snite (plural snites)
  1. (obsolete or Scotland) A snipe. Tags: Scotland, obsolete
    Sense id: en-snite-en-noun-i6lFuF7l Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: snites [present, singular, third-person], sniting [participle, present], snited [participle, past], snited [past]
Etymology: From Middle English snyten, from Old English snȳtan (“to clear or blow the nose”), from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną (“to blow the nose”). Cognate with Old Norse snýta (“to blow the nose”), whence Danish snyde and Swedish snyta sig, and with German sich schneuzen. Related to snout and snot. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|snyten}} Middle English snyten, {{inh|en|ang|snȳtan|t=to clear or blow the nose}} Old English snȳtan (“to clear or blow the nose”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*snūtijaną|t=to blow the nose}} Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną (“to blow the nose”), {{cog|non|snýta|t=to blow the nose}} Old Norse snýta (“to blow the nose”), {{cog|da|snyde}} Danish snyde, {{cog|sv|snyta|snyta sig}} Swedish snyta sig, {{cog|de|schneuzen|sich schneuzen}} German sich schneuzen, {{m|en|snout}} snout, {{m|en|snot}} snot Head templates: {{en-verb}} snite (third-person singular simple present snites, present participle sniting, simple past and past participle snited)
  1. (obsolete or Scotland, transitive) to blow (one's nose) Tags: Scotland, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-snite-en-verb--lqmzCyM Categories (other): Scottish English
  2. (obsolete or Scotland, transitive) to snuff (a candle) Tags: Scotland, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-snite-en-verb-SnQJwxE1 Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: snet
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for snite meaning in English (3.5kB)

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