snyten

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English snȳtan, from Proto-West Germanic *snūtijan, from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsniːtən/

Verb

snyten

  1. to blow one's nose
  2. to snuff (a candle)
  3. to wipe (the beak)

Conjugation

Conjugation of snyten (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) snyten, snyte
present tense past tense
1st-person singular snyte snyted
2nd-person singular snytest snytedest
3rd-person singular snyteth snyted
subjunctive singular snyte
imperative singular —
plural1 snyten, snyte snyteden, snytede
imperative plural snyteth, snyte —
participles snytynge, snytende snyted, ysnyted

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

Descendants

  • English: snite, snet
  • Yola: snite

References

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