English

Noun

snite ‎(plural snites)

1. (obsolete or Scotland) A snipe.

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Etymology 2

From Middle English sniten, from Old English snȳtan ‎(“to clear or blow the nose”), from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną ‎(“to blow the nose”). Cognate with Old Norse snýta (to blow the nose), whence Danish snyde and Swedish snyta sig, and with German sich schneuzen. Related to snout and snot.

Verb

snite ‎(third-person singular simple present snites, present participle sniting, simple past and past participle snited)

1. (obsolete or Scotland, transitive) To blow (one's nose).
2. (obsolete or Scotland, transitive) To snuff (a candle).

References

• Thomson, J. - Etymons of English words - pg. 199

References

• snite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• inset, niste, nites, set in, sient, stein, Stein, tines, tsine

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃn̠ʲɪtʲə]

Verb

snite

1. past participle of snigh

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