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snoaar, snor, snør, snore, snorie, snorr,
snore [snoːr]
n. A snort, a roar, a loud roaring or droning noise.
dim. snorie
v. To snore, Of animals: to snort. To make a rushing, whirring, droning sound, to move at speed with such a sound. I.Sh. To sniff or snuffle with a cold.
insnarl, insnerl, insnirl, insnorl, insnorled, insnorlit, insnorlt, insnorrel, insnorrl, insnurl, insnurle, insnurrel, insnurrl, snarl, snarlie, snarly, snerl, snerl, snerlie, snerly, snirl, snirlie, snirly, snordipin, snorl, snorlie, snorlt, snorly, snorrel, snorrely, snorrl, snorrlie, snorrlie, snorrly, snurdipin, snurl, snurle, snurley, snurlie, snurly, snurrel, snurrely, snurrl, snurrlie, snurrlie, snurrly,
snorl [snoːrl, snʌrl, U. I. snɪrl]
n. A knot, tangle, kink or twist in a thread or rope etc. A mix-up. A wrinkling of the brow, a frown. A predicament, scrape, muddle, confusion.
v. To ruffle or wrinkle. To twist or tangle.
pt. pp. snorlt
 
snorly
adj. Entagled, gnarled.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
insnorl: To entangle. To involve, inveigle, pt. pp. insnorlt.
snordipin: I. A rope fastener for a door.
snit, snoat, snoater, snoaterie, snoaters, snoatery, snoatter, snoatterie, snoatters, snoattery, snort, snortie, snorty, snot, snotter, snotterie, snotterin, snotterin$, snotters, snottery, snottey, snottie, snottir, snotty, snurt,
snot [snot]
also snort [snot, snʌrt]
n. Nasal mucus. The snuff or burnt wick of a candle. A snub, a despicable person. A term of abuse or contempt.
v. To sniff, snivel, snort, snore, snooze. To trim a candle. To snub, to reprove.
 
snottie [ˈsnote]
adj. Short tempered, curt, huffy.
 
snorty
adj. NN.b. Shiftless, useless.
 
snotter [-ər]
n. Nasal mucus. The snuff or burnt wick of a candle. A term of abuse.
pl. snotters
 
snotterie
adj. Slimy, running at the nose.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
snit [I.Sh. snɪt, snit]: A term of contempt for a small insignificant object or creature.
snotterin: DD. col. Sleeping soundly.
snotchie,
snotchie [ˈsnotʃi]
n. col. An East Neuk (Fife) name for the father-lasher Myoxocephalus scorpius.
snuff, snuffie, snuffy,
snuff [snʌf]
n. Snuff. The ash of a burnt candle-wick. A rage, a huff, a fit of indignation.
 
snuffie
adj. Sulky, touchy, huffily displeased, apt to take offence.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
deil's snuff box: C. The puffball Lycoperdon perlatum.
snuff mill: A snuffbox.
snug, snugg,
snug [I. sn(j)ʌg]
v. Of cattle: to strike or push, prod with the horns.
snog, snug, snugg,
snug [snʌg]
n. A small private room in an inn or public-house.
adj. Neat, trim, tidy. Smooth, sleek, close-cropped, bare, scant.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
snugger: MN. To snuggle, to nestle, to cuddle down.
sned, sneed, sneud, snid, snöd, snood, snud, snude, snuid,
snuid [snød, C. snɪd, MN. snid]
n. A fillet or ribbon bound round the brow and tied at the back under the hair. Part of a fishing line. I. A twist, coil, a winding, a loop. The spiral twist of a strand of rope. A tangle, a ravelled state. A twisting movement or toss of the head.
v. To bind the hair with a fillet or band. I. To twist, to coil, to wind, to plait.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
sweein o the snuid: The burning of a ribbon as part of a wedding ceremony.
sneel, sneul, snöl, snool, snuil, snule,
snuil [snøl, C. snɪl, MN. snil]
n. A spiritless, cringing, abject or cowardly person. A mean, furtive or underhand person or animal. A lazy, inactive person. A mean, contemptible, stupid or worthless thing. A snub, an insult. The act of doing something in a lazy manner.
v. To subdue, keep in subjection, cow, humiliate, dishearten, overawe. To reprove, snub. To submit tamely, cringe, sneak, act in a mean, underhand or spiritless manner. To carry out a purpose furtively or deceitfully. To show want of energy, to loaf or idle about in a shiftless way, to move slowly and lethargically. With at: to sneer at, to mock, make a fool of.
shuish, snosk, snøsk, snoss, snøss, snus, snush, snüsh, snushan, snyösk, snyuisk,
snush [I.Sh. snøʃ]
n. A sniff, a noisy breathing through the nose, a snort.
v. To sniff audibly, to snort, to speak through the nose.

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