snive

snive
snive
variant of sny v. to swarm.

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  • Snive — Infektionssygdom hos heste …   Danske encyklopædi

  • Sniff — Sniff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sniffed}or {Snift}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sniffing}.] [OE. sneven; akin to snivel, snuff; cf. Dan. snive to sniff. See {Snuff}, v. t.] To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sniffed — Sniff Sniff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sniffed}or {Snift}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sniffing}.] [OE. sneven; akin to snivel, snuff; cf. Dan. snive to sniff. See {Snuff}, v. t.] To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; sometimes done as a gesture of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sniffing — Sniff Sniff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sniffed}or {Snift}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sniffing}.] [OE. sneven; akin to snivel, snuff; cf. Dan. snive to sniff. See {Snuff}, v. t.] To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; sometimes done as a gesture of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Snift — Sniff Sniff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sniffed}or {Snift}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sniffing}.] [OE. sneven; akin to snivel, snuff; cf. Dan. snive to sniff. See {Snuff}, v. t.] To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; sometimes done as a gesture of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Schlafen — 1. Beter is dôt geslapen, denn dôt gelopen. Lat.: Stertendo praestat quam cursu fata subire. (Tunn., 192.) 2. Beyzeiten schlaffen gehen, früe auffstehen vnd jung freyen soll niemand gerewen. – Henisch, 1207, 32; Mathesy, 203b. 3. De da will… …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • sniff — [snif] vi. [ME sniffen, akin to Dan snive, of echoic orig.] 1. to draw in air through the nose with enough force to be heard, as in clearing the nose or smelling something 2. to express disdain, skepticism, etc. by sniffing vt. 1. to breathe in… …   English World dictionary

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