sno
See also: snö and snø
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse snúa
Pronunciation
- Homophone: snog
Verb
sno (imperative sno, infinitive at sno, present tense snor, past tense snoede, perfect tense har snoet)
- to twine, coil (around something)
- 2007, Majbritte Ulrikkeholm, Hannas have og andre fortællinger, Lindhardt og Ringhof →ISBN, page 129
- Og så lod han sin finger glide hen over en slange, som snoede sig umærkeligt rundt om Marias fødder.
- And then he let his finger glide over a snake, that inconspicously coiled itself around Maria's feet.
- Og så lod han sin finger glide hen over en slange, som snoede sig umærkeligt rundt om Marias fødder.
- 2012, Dmitry Glukhovsky, Metro 2034: Forsvaret af Sevastopolskaja, Rosinante & Co →ISBN
- En slyngplante af kyklopagtig størrelse snoede sig rundt og rundt om tårnet.
- A creeper of cyclopic size twisted around and around the tower.
- En slyngplante af kyklopagtig størrelse snoede sig rundt og rundt om tårnet.
- 2016, Rick Riordan, Magnus Chase og de nordiske guder - Kampen om sommersværdet, Lindhardt og Ringhof →ISBN
- Han susede ned under ulvens bug og snoede tråden rundt om dens ben, hurtigere end Fenrisulven kunne nå at reagere, så den væltede.
- He wooshed down below the wolf's stomach and coiled the thread around its legs, faster than the wolf of Fenrir could react, so it fell.
- Han susede ned under ulvens bug og snoede tråden rundt om dens ben, hurtigere end Fenrisulven kunne nå at reagere, så den væltede.
- 2007, Majbritte Ulrikkeholm, Hannas have og andre fortællinger, Lindhardt og Ringhof →ISBN, page 129
- to curl, to twist
- at sno sig uden om noget
- (figuratively) to wriggle out of something
- 2013, Cecilie Reckendorff, Den hvide ræv, BoD – Books on Demand →ISBN, page 56
- Røgen snoede sig ud mellem hans læber.
- The smoke curled its way out between his lips.
- Røgen snoede sig ud mellem hans læber.
- 2008, Dødsdømt: Flemming Helweg-Larsens beretning, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN, page 55
- Hist og her en lille blokhytte, hvor røgen snoede sig op af den primitivt klinede skorsten, men ingen mennesker at se nogetsteds.
- at sno sig uden om noget
Derived terms
- sno sig
References
- “sno” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse snúa (senses 1, 2), sense 3 related to snuse
Verb
sno (imperative sno, present tense snor, passive snos, simple past snodde, past participle snodd, present participle snoende)
- to twine, twist
- (reflexive) to turn, twist, squirm, pick one's way
- to blow, cold and biting
References
- “sno” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “sno_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “sno_4” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish snō, snōa, from Old Norse *snóa, from Proto-Germanic *snōaną (“to wind; twist; braid”), from Proto-Indo-European *sneh₁(i)- (“to twist; turn; wind; braid; plait”). Compare Old Norse snúa (“to turn; twist”), Old High German snuoba (“band; fillet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /snuː/
Verb
sno
- to twist; to turn the ends of something, usually thread, thin rope etc., in opposite directions
- to twist; to join together by twining one part around another
- (slang) to nick, to steal
- (colloquial, reflexive: “sno sig”) to hurry up
Conjugation
Conjugation of sno (weak)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sno | snos |
| Present tense | snor | snos |
| Past tense | snodde | snoddes |
| Supine | snott | snotts |
| Imperative | sno | — |
| Present participle | snoende | |
| Past participle | snodd | |
Derived terms
- sno om
- sno på
- sno runt
Tok Pisin
Noun
sno
- fog; mist