CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UNSNECK
PRESENT
Present
I unsneck
you unsneck
he/she/it unsnecks
we unsneck
you unsneck
they unsneck
Present continuous
I am unsnecking
you are unsnecking
he/she/it is unsnecking
we are unsnecking
you are unsnecking
they are unsnecking
Present perfect
I have unsnecked
you have unsnecked
he/she/it has unsnecked
we have unsnecked
you have unsnecked
they have unsnecked
Present perfect continuous
I have been unsnecking
you have been unsnecking
he/she/it has been unsnecking
we have been unsnecking
you have been unsnecking
they have been unsnecking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I unsnecked
you unsnecked
he/she/it unsnecked
we unsnecked
you unsnecked
they unsnecked
Past continuous
I was unsnecking
you were unsnecking
he/she/it was unsnecking
we were unsnecking
you were unsnecking
they were unsnecking
Past perfect
I had unsnecked
you had unsnecked
he/she/it had unsnecked
we had unsnecked
you had unsnecked
they had unsnecked
Past perfect continuous
I had been unsnecking
you had been unsnecking
he/she/it had been unsnecking
we had been unsnecking
you had been unsnecking
they had been unsnecking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will unsneck
you will unsneck
he/she/it will unsneck
we will unsneck
you will unsneck
they will unsneck
Future continuous
I will be unsnecking
you will be unsnecking
he/she/it will be unsnecking
we will be unsnecking
you will be unsnecking
they will be unsnecking
Future perfect
I will have unsnecked
you will have unsnecked
he/she/it will have unsnecked
we will have unsnecked
you will have unsnecked
they will have unsnecked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been unsnecking
you will have been unsnecking
he/she/it will have been unsnecking
we will have been unsnecking
you will have been unsnecking
they will have been unsnecking
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would unsneck
you would unsneck
he/she/it would unsneck
we would unsneck
you would unsneck
they would unsneck
Conditional continuous
I would be unsnecking
you would be unsnecking
he/she/it would be unsnecking
we would be unsnecking
you would be unsnecking
they would be unsnecking
Conditional perfect
I would have unsneck
you would have unsneck
he/she/it would have unsneck
we would have unsneck
you would have unsneck
they would have unsneck
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been unsnecking
you would have been unsnecking
he/she/it would have been unsnecking
we would have been unsnecking
you would have been unsnecking
they would have been unsnecking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you unsneck
we let´s unsneck
you unsneck
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
unsnecked
Present Participle
unsnecking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNSNECK»
Discover the use of
unsneck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
unsneck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Glossary of North Country Words, with Their Etymology, and ...
UNSNECK, to open a door by lifting up the sneek, or latch. " Tip-toe she tript it o'
er the floor ; She drew the bar, unsneck'd the door." Jamieson's Pop. Bal.
UNSONCY, UNSONSY, careless, luckless, unpleasant, disagreeable. Sc.
unsonsie.
John Trotter Brockett, William Edward Brockett, 1846
2
Provincial words and expressions current in Lincolnshire
Unsneck, Unmake. — To unfasten. Ex. Unsneck the door, and let the gaw-maw in
. Upraid. — See Abraid. Uphold. — To maintain, to assert. Up-on-end. — See On
end. Upper-story. — The head. See Noddle-box. Uppish. — Proud, haughty.
3
Beyond Scotland: New Contexts for Twentieth-century Scottish ...
I translated it, using the same means, into Scots under the title "Gaffin- cantrip":
Och, unsneck, snicherers! Och, unsnib, snicherers! Gar thaim smicker wi smirlin,
gar thaim smirkle skirlinlie, Och, snicher smirtlinlie! Och, the snorkstock o the ...
Gerard Carruthers, David Goldie, Alastair Renfrew, 2004
4
The English dialect dictionary
The girl unsneck'd the raddle heck, Hurrou Bran/Yew ll'ark (1785) l. 199; 'A
unsneck't dcwer an wokt rcet intet hoose, Spec. Dial. (1877) pt. iii. 17. w.Yks.",
LanJ, ne.Lan.l, s.Lan.', Not.1 Lin.1 Unsneck the door, and let the gawmaw in. stJu
.l You ...
5
The Dialect of Craven in the West-Riding of the Country of ...
... for board and for pale To have it unshaken and ready for sale.” Tusser. UN
SHOOLED, Not shovelled, uncleansed. UNSNECKED, Unlatched. “ Tip-tae she
tript it o'er the floor She drew the bar, unsneck'd the door.” ' Jamieson's Pop.
Ballads.
6
A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete ...
Unskilful ; not sly. Greet he was and also here. He semed Sathanas untitle. Curtor
Mundi, MS. Coll. Trin. Cantab, f. 47. A, Lord God ! that I was untlyt ; Alasse I that
ever he come so nye. MS. Cantab. Ff. v. 48, f. 55. UNSNECK. To unlatch a door.
James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, 1872
“Tip-toe she tript o'er the floor, She drew the bar, unsneck'd the door.” Janrnsou's
BALLADS. “Sneckteck. Latch the 'hock' or half door, generally found about farm
buildings. Heck means a manger as well. 1- Keeling-clauk, Cooling-scratch.
It was never locked so Don only had to unsneck it for it to swing open. One oil
lamp had been lit and it showed up a grey-cloaked figure sitting in a straw rope
sugawn chair in semidarkness away from the direct heat of the turf fire. Piling
inside ...
9
A dictionary of the Scottish language [by E. Picken].
Unsneck, v. a. to take a door off the latch. Unsonsy, adj. unlucky, mischievous.
Upcast, s. a taunt, a reproach, see Cast-up. Upcome, s. the upshot, the issue, the
consequence. Upgang, s. an ascent. TJphaud, v. a. to uphold, to support.
Uphaud ...
10
Horæ Momenta Cravenæ: Or, The Craven Dialect, Exemplified in ...
Unkemmed, Uncombed. Unlicked-cnb, An unpolished youth. Unrid, Untidy,
disorderly, filthy. Belg. onracdt. Teut. minted, sordet. Unsnecked, Unlatched. it Tip
-tae she tript o'er the floor, She drew the bar. unsneck'd the door." Jamieson's
Pop.
