英语词汇snaffle的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	snaffle
词源	snaffle n. simple bridle-bit, 1530s, a word of uncertain origin, likely from or related to Dutch snavel "beak, bill; nose or snout of a beast;" compare German Schnabel "beak, face," Old English nebb, Old Norse neff "beak, nose" (see neb). Often figurative, in reference to loose restraint, etc. As a verb by 1550s. Related: Snaffled; snaffling. Entries linking to snaffle neb n. "beak or bill of a bird," Old English nebb "beak, nose; human face, countenance; beak-shaped thing," from Proto-Germanic nabja "beak, nose" (source also of Old Norse nef "beak, nose," Middle Dutch nebbe "beak," Old High German snabul, German Schnabel "beak," Old Frisian snavel "mouth"), which is of uncertain origin. updated on January 31, 2023
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snaffle n.