*snellaz

Runic: ᛊᚾᛖᛚᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈsnel.lɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

active, bold, quick

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Pre-Germanic *snedʰlos, from Proto-Indo-European *snedʰ- (‘to cut’), a root probably also attested in *snadō (‘cut, wound’). If so, the meaning might have developed from "cutting" > "eager to cut" > "eager, active, quick, brave (in battle)". For the assimilation of -dl- to -ll-, see also *stallaz, *knullaz, *trullōną. However, this theory is doubted by linguists, including Magnusson, who seems to favor an onomatopoeic origin.

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	snellaz	snellō	snellą, -atō	snellai	snellôz	snellō
Acc.	snellanǭ	snellǭ	snellą, -atō	snellanz	snellōz	snellō
Gen.	snellas, -is	snellaizōz	snellas, -is	snellaizǫ̂	snellaizǫ̂	snellaizǫ̂
Dat.	snellammai	snellaizōi	snellammai	snellaimaz	snellaimaz	snellaimaz
Inst.	snellanō	snellaizō	snellanō	snellaimiz	snellaimiz	snellaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	snellô	snellǭ	snellô	snellaniz	snellōniz	snellōnō
Acc.	snellanų	snellōnų	snellô	snellanunz	snellōnunz	snellōnō
Gen.	snelliniz	snellōniz	snelliniz	snellanǫ̂	snellōnǫ̂	snellanǫ̂
Dat.	snellini	snellōni	snellini	snellammaz	snellōmaz	snellammaz
Inst.	snellinē	snellōnē	snellinē	snellammiz	snellōmiz	snellammiz

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Descendants

*snell (Proto-West Germanic)
- *snel (Old Dutch)
  - snel, snell (Middle Dutch)
    - snel (Dutch)
      - snel (Afrikaans)
*snell (Proto-West Germanic)
- snel, snell (Old English)
  - snell (Middle English)
    - snell (English)
    - snell (Scots)
*snell (Proto-West Germanic)
- snel (Old Frisian)
  - snel (West Frisian)
*snell (Proto-West Germanic)
- snel (Old High German)
  - snël (Middle High German)
    - schnej, schnö, schnöll (Bavarian)
    - שנעל (shnel) (Yiddish)
*snell (Proto-West Germanic)
- snel (Old High German)
  - snël (Middle High German)
    - ? (Alemannic German)
      - schnëll (Alsatian)
*snell (Proto-West Germanic)
- snel (Old High German)
  - snël (Middle High German)
    - schnell (German)
      - шнель (šnelʹ), шнеле (šnele), шнеля (šnelja) (Russian)
*snell (Proto-West Germanic)
- snell, snel (Old Saxon)
  - snell, snel (Middle Low German)
    - snell (German Low German)
*snell (Proto-West Germanic)
- *snellus (Vulgar Latin)
  - snello (Italian)
  - isnel, irnel (Occitan)
*snell (Proto-West Germanic)
- *snellus (Vulgar Latin)
  - esnel, isnel, inel (Old French)
    - isnel, ignel (Middle French)
snjallr (Old Norse)
- snjallur (Faroese)
- snäldar, snällar (Gutnish)
- snjallur, snjall (Icelandic)
- snill (Norwegian Bokmål)
snjallr (Old Norse)
- snialdær, sniældær, snildær, sniæll (Old Danish)
  - snild (Danish)
snjallr (Old Norse)
- sniælder, snælder (Old Swedish)
  - snäll (Swedish)

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