sny.
To move, proceed.
Meaning & usage
To move, proceed.
Where this word comes from
Of obscure origin. Likely from late Middle English sniȝen, snyȝen (“to creep”), from Old Danish *snigæ (whence modern Danish snige), from Old Norse sníkja (“to crawl, creep”). If so, doublet of sneak.
Abound, swarm, teem, be infested, with something
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1674; its etymology is unknown.
Upward curving observed in the planks of a wooden ship or boat. An upward curve at the edge of a plank.
Upward curving observed in the planks of a wooden ship or boat. An upward curve in the lines of a wooden watercraft from amidships toward its bow and its stern.
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1711; its etymology is unknown; perhaps from Proto-Germanic *snōwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sneh₁- (“to wind; twist; braid; plait”). Compare snying and the Danish sno (“to twine”, “to twist”).
A small channel of water.
Where this word comes from
First attested with this spelling in 1893; see snye.
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