different between sned vs snath

English

Verb

sned (third-person singular simple present sneds, present participle snedding, simple past and past participle snedded)

1. (Britain, dialect, transitive) To lop.

   Synonyms: snathe, snead

Anagrams

• Ends, NDEs, SEND, dens, ends, neds, send

Swedish

Etymology

Abbreviation of Old Swedish snedher. Related to snedd (“obliqueness, inclination”).

Alternative forms

• sne (colloquial)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?

Adjective

sned (comparative snedare, superlative snedast)

1. not straight; sloping; at a non-right angle to; neither horizontal nor vertical
2. angry (with), sour; in a very bad mood

Declension

Related terms

• (not straight): snedda

References

• sned in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• neds.

English

Alternative forms

• snythe, snathe, snaith, sneath, sneathe, etc.
• sned, sneed

Etymology

From a variant of snead, itself from Middle English snede, from Old English sn?d (“the shaft or handle of a scythe”), akin to Old English sn?þan (“to cut”). More at snithe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snæ?/
• Rhymes: -æ?

Noun

snath (plural snaths)

1. The shaft of a scythe.

Translations

See also

• haft, the handle of any of various tools
• helve, the handle of any of various tools

References

• OED 2nd edition 1989

Anagrams

• Hants, NHTSA, Thans, ha'nts, hants, hasn't, sha'n't, shan't, shant