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”).

Verb

snębić impf

(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

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