snite

snite · noun¹

1. Old English · inherited fromsnite
2. Middle English · inherited fromsnyte
3. English todaysnite

From Middle English snyte, from Old English snite.

snite · verb²

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*snūtijaną“to blow the nose”
2. Old English · inherited fromsnȳtan“to clear or blow the nose”
3. Middle English · inherited fromsnyten
4. English todaysnite

From Middle English snyten, from Old English snȳtan (“to clear or blow the nose”), from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną (“to blow the nose”). Cognate with Old Norse snýta (“to blow the nose”), whence Danish snyde and Swedish snyta sig, and with German sich schneuzen. Related to snout and snot.

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