snyten

Middle English

Alternative forms

sniten

Etymology

From Old English snȳtan, from Proto-West Germanic *snūtijan, from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsniːtən/

Verb

snyten

to blow one's nose
to snuff (a candle)
to wipe (the beak)

Conjugation

Conjugation of snyten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) snyten, snyte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	snyte	snyted
2nd-person singular	snytest	snytedest
3rd-person singular	snyteth	snyted
subjunctive singular	snyte	snyted
imperative singular	snyte	—

plural¹	snyten, snyte	snyteden, snytede
imperative plural	snyteth, snyte	—

participles	snytynge, snytende	snyted, ysnyted

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: snite, snet
Yola: snite

References

“snīten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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