snead

Meanings

Verb

• To cut; lop; prune.

Noun

• A piece; bit; slice.
• A snath.
• A line or cord; a string.

Origin

• From Middle English *sneden, *snæden (found in compound tosnæden), from Old English snǣdan ("to cut; feed"), from Proto-Germanic *snaidijaną, related to Middle High German sneiten, Icelandic sneiða, English snithe. More at snithe.
• From Middle English snade, snede, from Old English snǣd ("a piece, bit, slice"), related to Icelandic sneið.
• See snatch.