snaw

Middle English

Noun

snaw

Alternative form of snow

Verb

snaw

Alternative form of snowen

Old English

Snāwbeþeaht weġ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos.

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

Related terms

snīwan

Descendants

Middle English: snow, snaw, snowe, snawe, snowȝ, snoȝ, snogh, snou
- English: snow
- Scots: snaw
- Yola: sneow, sneew, snowe, snow

Scots

Etymology

Inherited from Northern Middle English snaw (compare southern snow), from Old English snāw.

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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