"snow" meaning in Middle English

See snow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /snɑu̯/ [Early-Middle-English, Northern], /snɔu̯/ Forms: snowes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English snāw, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiw, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro}}, {{inh|enm|ang|snāw}} Old English snāw, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*snaiw}} Proto-West Germanic *snaiw, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*snaiwaz}} Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} snow, {{enm-noun|snowes}} snow (plural snowes)
  1. snow (frozen water as precipitation, either while falling or once landed) Categories (topical): Atmospheric phenomena, Weather
    Sense id: en-snow-enm-noun-niNFhDTK Disambiguation of Atmospheric phenomena: 46 23 28 3 Disambiguation of Weather: 49 45 6 0
  2. snow-white (a snowy white) Categories (topical): Colors, Weather
    Sense id: en-snow-enm-noun-7OeY4EAU Disambiguation of Colors: 7 81 7 5 Disambiguation of Weather: 49 45 6 0
  3. The temperature where snow appears. Categories (topical): Winter
    Sense id: en-snow-enm-noun-2HjPR5pp Disambiguation of Winter: 19 11 51 19 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 17 59 7
  4. A blanket of snow; a snowing.
    Sense id: en-snow-enm-noun-JdSxH~TP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: snaw, snowe, snawe, snowȝ, snoȝ, snogh, snou Derived forms: snewen, snow whit, snowen, snowisshe, snowy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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