snaca

See also: snąca and snącą

Middle English

Noun

snaca

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of snake

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *snakō (“snake”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsnɑ.kɑ/

Noun

snaca m

  1. snake
    • "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 10, verse 19
      And nū ic sealde ēow ānweald tō tredenne ofer nǣddran. And snacan and ofer ǣlc fēondes mæġen. And nān þing ēow ne derað...
      And now I gave you power to tread over adders and snakes and over each fiends' force. And no thing harms you.

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative snaca snacan
accusative snacan snacan
genitive snacan snacena
dative snacan snacum

Descendants

  • Middle English: snake, snak, snaca (Early Middle English)
    • English: snake (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: snake
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