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Meaning of snithe | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
snaɪð

Definitions

  1. To cut; to make an incision; to cut off; to lance or amputate; to cut up; to cut so as to kill; to slay an animal; to hew; to cut stone; to cut hair; to cut corn; to reap; to mow.
    Northern-England, dialectal, transitive
  2. Obsolete spelling of sny (“abound, swarm, teem, be infested”).
    alt-of, obsolete

Examples

“Snithe a piece off with thy knife.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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