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Webster 1913 Edition
Snaw
Snaw
(sna̤)
, Noun.
Snow.
[Obs. or Scot.]
Burns.
Definition 2024
snaw
snaw
Old English
Noun
snāw m
Declension
Declension of snaw (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | snāw | snāwas |
| accusative | snāw | snāwas |
| genitive | snāwes | snāwa |
| dative | snāwe | snāwum |
Descendants
- English: snow
Scots
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ-.
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.
- 1786 — Robert Burns, A Winter Night