snike

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sníkja, from Proto-Germanic *snīkaną. More at sneak.

Verb

snike (imperative snik, present tense sniker, passive snikes, simple past snek or sneik, past participle sneket, present participle snikende)

to sneak, creep
en feil har sneket seg inn - an error has crept in
snike i køen - to jump the queue

References

“snike” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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