snead

Verb from Middle English *sneden, *snæden (found in tosnæden), from Old English snǣdan (“to cut; feed”), from Proto-Germanic *snaidijaną, related to Middle High German sneiten, Icelandic sneiða, English snithe (“to cut”). More at snithe.

Noun from Middle English snade, snede, from Old English snǣd (“piece, bit, slice; shaft, handle”), related to Icelandic sneið.