snew

S1N1E1W4
/snjuː//snuː/

verb

To snow.

OriginMiddle English snewen ← Old English snīwan ← Proto-Germanic *snīwaną →
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Meanings

snew1

verbsnew (third-person singular simple present snews, present participle snewing, simple past and past participle snewed)

present singular third person snews · participle present snewing · participle past snewed · past snewed

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo snow.
  2. intransitiveobsoleteTo abound.

snew2

verb
  1. dialectalpastsimple past of snow

Origin

snew · verb

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sneygʷʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*snīwaną
  3. Old Englishsnīwan“to snow”
  4. Middle Englishsnewen
  5. Englishsnew

From Middle English snewen, from Old English snīwan (“to snow”), from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ-.

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snew · verb

See snow.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with snew

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Anagrams

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APA

snew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snew

MLA

“snew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snew. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snew,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snew.

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