snębić

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *snǫbiti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)newbʰ- (“to wed, to match”), possibly related to *(s)neh₁- (“to fasten, to thread”). Cognate with Latin nūbō (“to get married”) and akin to Ancient Greek νῠ́μφη (númphē, “bride”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /snæ̃bit͡ɕ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /snæ̃bit͡ɕ/

Verb

snębić impf

1. (transitive) to marry off
   • Abychom nie dawali dziewek swych ludu ziemskiemu ani jich dziewek snębić za nasze syny.

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Related terms

verb

• snować

 

nouns

• snecha
• snop

 

Further reading

• Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego/snębić on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource ^pl