snāw
masculine
Snow in Old English is snāw.
The noun snāw refers to the crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation, the falling of such flakes or the accumulation of snow as a white layer.
Meaning: partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes, falling of such flakes, accumulation of them as a white layer (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun snāw is a masculine noun. Its nominative plural form is snāwu. If you wish to express the action of snow falling from the atmosphere, use the verb snīwan.
Did you know?
- In Old English poetry, 'snāw' was often used metaphorically to describe things that were exceptionally white or pure, such as a person's skin.
Example sentences for Old English are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Two friends look out the window at the winter weather.
- EadricLōca, se snāw fealleþ!Look, the snow is falling!
- WulfrunIs þǣr micel snāw, Eadric?Is it a lot of snow, Eadric?
- EadricGēa, hit is micel.Yes, it is much.
- WulfrunIc wille ūt gān.I want to go out.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “snow” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
