Meanings
plural sneds · alternative Scotland snid · alternative Scotland sneed · alternative Scotland snade · alternative Scotland snedd
- snathe (scythe part)
present singular third person sneds · participle present snedding · participle past snedded · past snedded · alternative Scotland snid · alternative Scotland sneed · alternative Scotland snade · alternative Scotland snedd
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Old Englishsnǣd“something cut off, morsel, bit; scythe handle”
- Middle Englishsnede“a morsel, bite; scythe”
- Proto-West Germanic*snidi
- Old Englishsnid
- Middle Englishsnid
- Englishsned
From Middle English snid (attested only in the sense of saw and slaughter), from Old English snid, snide (“a cut, incision; cutting implement, saw”), from Proto-West Germanic *snidi; merging with Middle English snede (“a morsel, bite; scythe”), from Old English snǣd (“something cut off, morsel, bit; scythe handle”).
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sned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sned
“sned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sned. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sned,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sned.
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