sneie

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sneiða.

Verb

sneie (imperative snei, present tense sneier, passive sneies, simple past sneia or sneiet or sneide, past participle sneia or sneiet or sneid, present participle sneiende)

1. to cut or slice on the slant
2. to cut across, walk obliquely
3. to gibe, sneer, reproach
4. (with borti): to brush against

References

• “sneie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “sneie” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• eisen, isene, neies, neise, niese, seien, seine, si-ene, -isene

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sneiða.

Verb

sneie (present tense sneier, past tense sneidde, past participle sneitt/sneidd, passive infinitive sneiast, present participle sneiande, imperative snei)

1. to cut or slice on the slant
2. to cut across, walk obliquely
3. to gibe, sneer, reproach

Alternative forms

• sneia

References

• “sneie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.