snáw
- noun [ masculine ]
Grammar
Wright's OE grammar
§133;
§241;
§264;
§265;
§359;
Snow
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Snáw
nix
- Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 47.
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Swá hwíte swá snáw (sná, Lind.: snáu, Rush.)
- Mt. Kmbl. 28, 3.
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Snáuw
- Shrn. 50, 15.
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Snáua
nix
- Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 3.
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Snáw cymþ of ðam þynnum wǽtan ðe byþ up átogen mid ðære lyfte, and byþ gefroren ǽr ðan hé tó dropum geurnen sý, and swá semtinges fylþ
- Lchdm. iii. 278, 23.
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Ðǽr (in Ireland) seldon snáu leng ligeþ ðonne þrý dagas
- Bd. 1, 1 ;
- S. 474, 31.
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Micle rénas and snáwas
- Bt. 23 ;
- Fox 78, 28.
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Hæglas and snáwas
- 39, 13 ;
- Fox 234, 16.
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Forstas and snáwas
- Cd. Th. 239, 31 ;
- Dan. 378.
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Snáwum
nivibus
- Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 45.
Etymology
Goth. snaiws
: O.
Sax. snéu
: O. H. Ger.
snéo
: Icel. snjór
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Entry information
Citation
Bosworth, Joseph. “snáw.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/28215.
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