Snathe (snāth), v. t. [Cf. Icel. sneiða to cut into alices, snīða to cut; akin to AS. besnǣdan, snīðan, G. schneiden, OHG. snīdan, Goth. sneiþan to cut, to reap, and E. snath, snithe.] To lop; to prune. [Prov. Eng.]