Middle English Dictionary Entry

snēde n.(2)
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Forms snēde n.(2) Also (in names) sned, sneid, snet, sneit, snethe, sneith, snecth, sened-, senad, snehe & snad(e, snaid, snait, snath(e, snaith, snaihte, sonade.
Etymology OE snǣd something cut off, morsel, bit & ON: cp. OI sneið slice.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

Note: Cp. sneat n., snōde n.
1.
(a) A morsel, bite; (b) in surnames; (c) in place names [see Smith PNElem.2.131-3].
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