Middle English Dictionary Entry

sniteren v.
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Entry Info

Forms sniteren v. Also sneteren.
Etymology Prob. ON: cp. MnE dial. (Yks.) snitter to snow & Norw. dial. snitra to shiver with cold; & cp. EMnE snite light snowfall.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
Of snow: to fall; ppl. sniterand as adj.: falling.
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