*snīþaną

Runic: ᛊᚾᛁᚦᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈsniː.θɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

to cut

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Traditionally derived from a Proto-Indo-European *sneyt- (‘to cut’), and compared with Proto-Slavic *snětь (‘block, log, branch’) (< *snoit-o-s) (whence Czech snět (‘log, block of wood’)), as well as Old Irish snéid (‘small, short’), Proto-Celtic *snadeti (‘to hew, carve’). However, Kroonen and Orel express doubt regarding this theory, particularly as the Celtic terms do not formally agree with the consonant finals.

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	snīþō	snīþaų	–
2nd singular	snīþizi	snīþaiz	snīþ
3rd singular	snīþidi	snīþai	snīþadau
1st dual	snīþōz	snīþaiw	–
2nd dual	snīþadiz	snīþaidiz	snīþadiz
1st plural	snīþamaz	snīþaim	–
2nd plural	snīþid	snīþaid	snīþid
3rd plural	snīþandi	snīþain	snīþandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	snīþai	–
2nd singular	snīþazai	snīþaizau
3rd singular	snīþadai	snīþaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	snīþandai	snīþaindau
2nd plural	snīþandai	snīþaindau
3rd plural	snīþandai	snīþaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	snaiþ	snidį̄
2nd singular	snaist	snidīz
3rd singular	snaiþ	snidī
1st dual	snidū	snidīw
2nd dual	snidudiz	snidīdiz
1st plural	snidum	snidīm
2nd plural	snidud	snidīd
3rd plural	snidun	snidīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
snīþaną	snīþandz	snidanaz

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Descendants

*snīþan (Proto-West Germanic)
- snīthan (Old Dutch)
  - sniden (Middle Dutch)
    - snieje (Limburgish)
*snīþan (Proto-West Germanic)
- snīthan (Old Dutch)
  - sniden (Middle Dutch)
    - snijden, snijen (Dutch)
      - sny (Afrikaans)
*snīþan (Proto-West Germanic)
- snīþan (Old English)
  - snithen (Middle English)
    - snithe, snide (English)
*snīþan (Proto-West Germanic)
- snītha (Old Frisian)
  - sniede (Saterland Frisian)
  - snije (West Frisian)
*snīþan (Proto-West Germanic)
- snīdan (Old High German)
  - snīden (Middle High German)
    - schneiden (German)
    - schneiden (Luxembourgish)
    - שנײַדן (shnaydn) (Yiddish)
*snīþan (Proto-West Germanic)
- snīthan (Old Saxon)
  - snîden (Middle Low German)
    - snieden (German Low German)
    - snieden (Low German)
sníða (Old Norse)
- snide (Danish)
- sníða (Faroese)
- sníða, snikka (Icelandic)
- snida (Swedish)
snikka (Old Norse)
- snide (Danish)
- sníða (Faroese)
- sníða, snikka (Icelandic)
- snida (Swedish)
𐍃𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (sneiþan) (Gothic)
*niittädäk (Proto-Finnic)

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