OriginFrom Middle English *sneden, *snæden (found in tosnæden), from Old English snǣdan (“to cut; feed”), from Proto-Germanic *snaidijaną, related to Middle High German sneiten, Icelandic sneiða, English snithe (“to cut”). More at snithe.
- transitiveTo cut; lop; prune.
- A piece; bit; slice.
- UKA snath.
- UK, dialectalA line or cord; a string.
- countable, uncountableA surname.
- countable, uncountableA town in Blount County, Alabama, United States.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Columbia County, Georgia, United States.
Formssneads(present, singular, third-person) · sneading(participle, present) · sneaded(participle, past) · sneaded(past) · sneed(alternative) · sned(alternative) · snathe(alternative) · snade(alternative) · snid(alternative) · sneads(plural) · Sneads(plural)