break up vs snithe

break up

verb
  • To cut or take to pieces for scrap. 

  • To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship with each other. 

  • Of a conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to deteriorate. 

  • To dissolve; to part. 

  • To break or separate into pieces. 

  • Become disorganised 

  • Of a school, to close for the holidays at the end of term. 

  • be or cause to be overcome with laughter 

  • To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship. 

  • To stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting. 

  • To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart. 

  • To upset greatly; to cause great emotional disturbance or unhappiness. 

snithe

verb
  • To cut; to make an incision; to cut off; to lance or amputate; to cut up; to cut so as to kill; to slay an animal; to hew; to cut stone; to cut hair; to cut corn; to reap; to mow. 

adj
  • Cold, piercing. 

  • Sharp; cutting. 

How often have the words break up and snithe occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )