snige

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse sníkja, from Proto-Germanic *snīkaną, cognate with Norwegian snike, Swedish snika, English sneak. In Old West Norse, the verb has a weak conjugation, but it is a strong verb in the continental Scandinavian languages and in Old English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sniːə/, [ˈsniːi]

Verb

snige (past tense sneg, past participle sneget)

  1. (transitive, rare) to sneak, slip
  2. (reflexive, intransitive) to sneak, creep
  3. (reflexive, intransitive) to do on the sly

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