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snead¹

Where it comes from

Verb from Middle English *sneden, *snæden (found in tosnæden), from Old English snǣdan (“to cut; feed”), from Proto-Germanic *snaidijaną, related to Middle High German sneiten, Icelandic sneiða, English snithe (“to cut”). More at snithe.

Noun from Middle English snade, snede, from Old English snǣd (“piece, bit, slice; shaft, handle”), related to Icelandic sneið.

verb sneads · sneading · sneaded · sneed · sned

  1. transitive To cut; lop; prune.

noun sneads · sneed · sned · snathe · snade · snid

  1. A piece; bit; slice.
  2. UK A snath.

Snead²

Where it comes from

Variant of Sneed.

proper noun Sneads

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A town in Blount County, Alabama, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Georgia, United States.

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