Middle English Dictionary Entry
snī̆ȝen v.
Entry Info
Forms | snī̆ȝen v. |
Etymology | ?From ON: cp. Dan. snige; ?from Celt.: cp. Ir. snighim & OIr. snaighim. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. sniken v.
1.
To creep.
Associated quotations
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)4095 : Þan snyȝes þar, out of þat snyth hill as with a snayles pas, A burly best with a bake as bedell as a saȝe.