snath

[ snath ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

snath

/ snæθ; sneɪð /

Origin of snath¹

1565–75; unexplained variant of snead ( Middle English snede, Old English snǣd )

Origin of snath¹

C16: variant of earlier snead, from Old English snǣd, of obscure origin

It hangs on a leafless mossy oak snag showing the effect of time, and on the snath is written, "All flesh is grass."

Above the blade of a scythe were arranged a set of fingers projecting from a post in the scythe snath.

He40 was unsymmetric as a court dwarf with scythe-snath spine and a dome on his shoulder.

I noticed that they used a different snath for their scythes here from that common in England.

And while were at it, why not Sandy Jackson and his friend, Snath?

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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