snite

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A snipe. Scotland,obsolete
    — Larks , thrushes , quails , woodcocks , snites , and pheasants, The best that can be got for love or money
动词 v.
  1. to blow (one's nose) Scotland,obsolete,transitive
  2. to snuff (a candle) Scotland,obsolete,transitive

词形变化

snites plural snites present,singular,third-person sniting participle,present snited participle,past snited past snet alternative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English snyte, from Old English snite.
词源 2
From Middle English snyten, from Old English snȳtan (“to clear or blow the nose”), from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną (“to blow the nose”). Cognate with Old Norse snýta (“to blow the nose”), whence Danish snyde and Swedish snyta sig, and with German sich schneuzen. Related to snout and snot.
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