Middle English Dictionary Entry
snid n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | snid n.(2) Also (in early cpd.) snið- & (in place name) snid(d)e-. |
| Etymology | OE snid a slice, slaughter; cp. ME snīthen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) In cpd.: ~ shep, sheep for slaughter; (b) in place name [see Smith PNElem.2.133].
Associated quotations
a
- a1225 Wint.Ben.Rule (Cld D.3)37/10 : For þe, drihten, we synd ealne deeȝ to deaþe ȝewæhte; we synd to deaþe ȝetealde swa swa þa sniðsceapp [L oues occisionis].
b
- (1242) EPNSoc.9 (Dev.)338 : Snyddelg.
- (1278) EPNSoc.9 (Dev.)338 : Sniddele.
- (1294) EPNSoc.9 (Dev.)338 : Snydelegh.