snite

[ snahyt ]

verb (used with object)

, British

, snit·ed, snit·ing

1. to wipe mucus from (the nose), especially with the finger or thumb.

Word History and Origins

Origin of snite¹

First recorded before 1150; Middle English sniten, Old English snyten; akin to Old High German snūzen, Old Norse snȳta “to blow the nose”; perhaps akin to snot ( def ), snout ( def )

Example Sentences

One of these is Snite thingthi tegaze, which means “winter will not come back.”

From Project Gutenberg

It is from the old English snyten, to blow, and was originally a verb—to snite the candle, or put it out.

From Project Gutenberg