v. Obs. exc. dial. Also 4 sniter-, 5 snyter-, sneter-. [Of obscure origin: cf. SNITE sb.2] intr. Of snow: To fall. Hence Snittering ppl. a.
13[?]. Gaw. & Gr. Knt., 2003. Þe snawe snitered ful snart, þat snayped þe wylde.
c. 1400. Anturs of Arth., vii. Thay ran to the roches,… For the snyterand [Douce sneterand] snaue, that snaypely hom snellus.
1888. Addy, Sheffield Gloss., 227. Snitter, to snow.
