snew
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /snjuː/
- Rhymes: -uː
Etymology 1
From Middle English snewen, from Old English snīwan (“to snow”), from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ-.
Verb
snew (third-person singular simple present snews, present participle snewing, simple past and past participle snewed)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To snow.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To abound.
Etymology 2
See snow.
Verb
snew
- (dialectal) simple past tense of snow
References
- snew in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “snow” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
Anagrams
- news, sewn, wens
Middle English
Verb
snew
- Alternative form of snewen
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch sneeuw.
Noun
snew
- snow