An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
snake — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English snaca; akin to Old Norse snakr snake, Old High German snahhan to crawl Date: before 12th century 1. any of numerous limbless scaled reptiles (suborder Serpentes syn. Ophidia) with a long… … New Collegiate Dictionary
snake — snakelike, adj. /snayk/, n., v., snaked, snaking. n. 1. any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas. 2. a treacherous person; an … Universalium
Schnake — Schnake1 Sm Stechmücke erw. reg. (14. Jh.), spmhd. snāke m./f. Stammwort Vergleicht sich mit verschiedenen mundartlichen Wörtern wie nnorw. (dial.) snag (daraus wohl ne. snag) hervorstehende Spitze, Ecke . Also wohl die Spitze, Stechende , obwohl … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
snake — {{11}}snake (n.) O.E. snaca, from P.Gmc. *snakon (Cf. O.N. snakr snake, Swed. snok, Ger. Schnake ring snake ), from PIE root *snag , *sneg to crawl, creeping thing (Cf. O.Ir. snaighim to creep, Lith. snake snail, O.H.G. sn … Etymology dictionary
snake — [[t]sneɪk[/t]] n. v. snaked, snak•ing 1) ram any limbless, scaly, elongate reptile of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species 2) a treacherous person; an insidious enemy 3) bui (in plumbing) a device for dislodging… … From formal English to slang
snake — [snāk] n. [ME < OE snaca, akin to ON snakr, MLowG snake: for IE base see SNAIL] 1. any of a limbless suborder (Serpentes, order Squamata) of reptiles with an elongated, scaly body, lidless eyes, and a tapering tail: some species have a… … English World dictionary
