Reconstruction:Old English/snecce

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *snakikā (“vice, clamp”), a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *snakā (“mouth, jaw”), from Proto-Germanic *snakǭ (“snout”), ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *snak- (“to sniff, root out”). Related to Old Frisian snake (“jaw”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsnek.ke/

Noun

*snecce f

  1. clasp, hasp
  2. bolt, latch

Declension

Weak n-stem:

singular plural
nominative *snecce *sneccan
accusative *sneccan *sneccan
genitive *sneccan *sneccena
dative *sneccan *sneccum

Usage notes

  • The precise gender is unknown. It is assumed feminine due to the Anglo-Latin loanword snecka.

Descendants

  • Middle English: snekke, snek, sneke
  • → Latin: snecka (Anglo-Latin)
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