different between snew vs sned

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snju?/, /snu?/
• Rhymes: -u?

Etymology 1

From Middle English snewen, from Old English sn?wan (“to snow”), from Proto-Germanic *sn?wan?, from Proto-Indo-European *sneyg??-.

Verb

snew (third-person singular simple present snews, present participle snewing, simple past and past participle snewed)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To snow.
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To abound.

Etymology 2

See snow.

Verb

snew

1. (dialectal) simple past tense of snow

References

• snew in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “snow”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• news, sewn, wens

Middle English

Verb

snew

1. Alternative form of snewen

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch sneeuw.

Noun

snew

1. snow

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.