*snīkaną

Runic: ᛊᚾᛁᚲᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈsniː.kɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

to crawl
to creep

Etymology

Probably from a Proto-Indo-European *sneyg- (‘to crawl’), and cognate with Latvian snīgt (‘to hand, pass, reach’). See also the semantically and phonetically similar *sneganą (‘to crawl, creep’), though a formal relation is difficult.

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	snīkō	snīkaų	–
2nd singular	snīkizi	snīkaiz	snīk
3rd singular	snīkidi	snīkai	snīkadau
1st dual	snīkōz	snīkaiw	–
2nd dual	snīkadiz	snīkaidiz	snīkadiz
1st plural	snīkamaz	snīkaim	–
2nd plural	snīkid	snīkaid	snīkid
3rd plural	snīkandi	snīkain	snīkandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	snīkai	–
2nd singular	snīkazai	snīkaizau
3rd singular	snīkadai	snīkaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	snīkandai	snīkaindau
2nd plural	snīkandai	snīkaindau
3rd plural	snīkandai	snīkaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	snaik	snikį̄
2nd singular	snaiht	snikīz
3rd singular	snaik	snikī
1st dual	snikū	snikīw
2nd dual	snikudiz	snikīdiz
1st plural	snikum	snikīm
2nd plural	snikud	snikīd
3rd plural	snikun	snikīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
snīkaną	snīkandz	snikanaz

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Descendants

*snīkan (Proto-West Germanic)
- snīcan (Old English)
  - sniken (Middle English)
    - sneak, snitch (English)
    - sneke, sneak (Scots)
sníkja (Old Norse)
- sníkja (Faroese)
- sníkja (Icelandic)
- snikja, snika (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- snika (Swedish)
sníkja (Old Norse)
- *snikæ, *snigæ (Old Danish)
  - snige (Danish)
    - snike (Norwegian Bokmål)
sníkja (Old Norse)
- *snikæ, *snigæ (Old Danish)
  - sniȝen, snyȝen (Middle English)
    - sny (English)
*snīkijaną (Old Norse)
- sníkja (Faroese)
- sníkja (Icelandic)
- snikja, snika (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- snika (Swedish)
*snīkijaną (Old Norse)
- *snikæ, *snigæ (Old Danish)
  - snige (Danish)
    - snike (Norwegian Bokmål)
*snīkijaną (Old Norse)
- *snikæ, *snigæ (Old Danish)
  - sniȝen, snyȝen (Middle English)
    - sny (English)

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