snaw

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English snāw.

Noun

snaw

Alternative form of snow

Etymology 2

From snow (noun).

Verb

snaw

Alternative form of snowen

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ-. Cognate with Old High German snēo, Old Norse snær and Gothic 𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (snaiws).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /snɑːw/

Noun

snāw m

snow

Declension

Declension of snaw (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	snāw	snāwas
accusative	snāw	snāwas
genitive	snāwes	snāwa
dative	snāwe	snāwum

Derived terms

snāwiġ

Descendants

Middle English: snaw, snow
- Scots: snaw
- English: snow
- Yola: sneow, sneew, snowe

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English snaw, a northern form of snow, from Old English snāw, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ-.

Noun

snaw (plural snaws)

snow
- 1786 — Robert Burns, A Winter Night
  I heard nae mair, for Chanticleer
  
  Shook off the pouthery snaw,
  
  And hail'd the morning with a cheer,
  
  A cottage-rousing craw.

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