\Snathe\, v. t. [Cf. Icel. snei?a to cut into alices, sn[=i]?a to cut; akin to AS. besn?dan, sn[=i]?an, G. schneiden, OHG. sn[=i]dan, Goth. snei?an to cut, to reap, and E. snath, snithe.] To lop; to prune. [Prov. Eng.]