Old English Dictionary Entry

Sneóme

Part of speech: snióme;

Definitions

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1 sneóme

adv. I. swiftly, rapidly:--His word yrneþ wundrum snióme velociter currit sermo ejus, Ps. Th. 147, 4. II. quickly, immediately, at once:--Hét ófstlíce up ástandan . . . sneóme of slǽpe ðæm fæstan, Andr. Kmbl. 1589; An. 796: Exon. .ERROR Th. 55, 27; Cri. 890. Hí semninga sneóme forwurdon subito defecerunt, Ps. Th. 72, 15: 106, 13. Snióme, 74, 7: 103, 33; 123, 2. Swá heó sǽ geseah, hé hió snióme fleáh, 113, 3. Sniómor, Cd. Th. 51, 21; Gen. 830. [O. Sax. sniumo: O. H. Ger. sniumo velociter, cito, subito, statim; sniumor, citius: cf. Goth. sniumundó quickly; sniumjan to hasten.] sneome

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Runic Inscription

ᛋᚾᛖᚩᛗᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Ger.: German
Goth.: Gothic
O. H. Ger.: Old High German

Works & Authors

An.: Andreas (OE poem)
Andr.: Andreas (OE poem)
Cd.: Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Cri.: Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Gen.: Genesis (OE poem)
Ps.: Psalms (OE)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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