snoigh, v.t. & i. (pres. -oíonn, fut. -oífidh, vn. -oí, pp. -ite).1. Cut, hew, carve, sculpture. Dair a shnoí, to hew an oak. Bata a shnoí, to whittle a stick. Cloch a shnoí, to cut a stone. Dealbh a shnoí, to carve a statue. Lit:Ag snoí clogad agus ceann, cleaving helmets and heads. 2. Shape, fashion; smooth, refine. Ag snoí dáin, putting a poem into shape. Stíl shnoite, chaste style. Clocha snoite duirlinge, smoothed pebble-stones. 3. Thin, emaciate; wear down, waste away. Aghaidh shnoite, delicate face; emaciated face. Snoite ag an eitinn, wasted by consumption. Snoite go cnámh, worn down to the bone. Tá sé á shnoí is á chaitheamh, he is getting thin and worn. Ag snoí as, wasting away. An lá a shnoí, to put in the day. (Var:snoidh, pres. snoidheann, pp. snoidhte)