snarken

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German snarken, from Old Saxon *snarkōn, from Proto-West Germanic *snarkōn.

Verb

snarken

  1. to snore

Conjugation

Conjugation of snarken (weak)
infinitive snarken
present preterite
1st person singular snark snark
2nd person singular snarks(t) snarks(t)
3rd person singular snark(t) snark
plural snarkt, snarken snarken
imperative
singular snark(e)
plural snarkt
present past
participle snarken (e)snarkt, gesnarkt

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Middle English

Etymology

Old English snarcan, from Proto-West Germanic *snarkijan, *snarkōn.

Verb

snarken (third-person singular simple present snarketh, present participle snarkende, snarkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle snarked)

  1. to snort, to snore

Conjugation

Conjugation of snarken (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) snarken, snarke
present tense past tense
1st-person singular snarke snarked
2nd-person singular snarkest snarkedest
3rd-person singular snarketh snarked
subjunctive singular snarke
imperative singular
plural1 snarken, snarke snarkeden, snarkede
imperative plural snarketh, snarke
participles snarkynge, snarkende snarked, ysnarked

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: snark

Swedish

Noun

snarken

  1. definite plural of snark