snige

From Old Norse sníkja, from Proto-Germanic *snīkaną, cognate with Norwegian snike, Swedish snika, English sneak. In Old West Norse, the verb has a weak conjugation, but it is a strong verb in the continental Scandinavian languages and in Old English.

• IPA^(key): /sniːə/, [ˈsniːi]

snige (past tense sneg, past participle sneget)

1. (transitive, rare) to sneak, slip
2. (reflexive, intransitive) to sneak, creep
3. (reflexive, intransitive) to do on the sly

• “snige” in Den Danske Ordbog