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snead en · NOUN

Etymology

Verb from Middle English *sneden, *snæden (found in tosnæden), from Old English snǣdan (“to cut; feed”), from Proto-Germanic *snaidijaną, related to Middle High German sneiten, Icelandic sneiða, English snithe (“to cut”). More at snithe. Noun from Middle English snade, snede, from Old English snǣd (“piece, bit, slice; shaft, handle”), related to Icelandic sneið.

Meanings

1. A piece; bit; slice.
2. (UK) A snath.

Forms

Synonyms

mammock · chunk · lump · steck · flake · piecemeal · slice · hunk · chip · piece · clip · crumbling · fragment · chip · fragment · snead · scrap · scraplet · bit · fleak · crumb · cutting · ort · tranche · portion · snippet

snead en · VERB

Etymology

Verb from Middle English *sneden, *snæden (found in tosnæden), from Old English snǣdan (“to cut; feed”), from Proto-Germanic *snaidijaną, related to Middle High German sneiten, Icelandic sneiða, English snithe (“to cut”). More at snithe. Noun from Middle English snade, snede, from Old English snǣd (“piece, bit, slice; shaft, handle”), related to Icelandic sneið.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To cut; lop; prune.

Forms