snuiten

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈsnœy̯.tə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to blow one's nose
  • (transitive) to trim a candle's wick
  • (transitive) to swindle, cheat out of money

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch snuten inherited from Old Dutch *snūten inherited from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną (blow the nose).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*snūtijaną

Gloss

blow the nose

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