An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schneise

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schneien

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Schneise

schneiteln

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Schneise.

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2548799An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SchneiseJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Schneise, feminine, ‘path hewn through a wood,’ in this sense a Middle German and Low German word, in Middle High German sneite; both are derived from schneiden. The word also signifies ‘noose, snare.’