Cut

Cut was a useful cantrip that neophyte wizards could learn. It sliced relatively thin or soft material with a quick gesture.

Effects
This spell only worked on non-living, non-magical materials that were thin and relatively susceptible to cutting, such as rope, cord, twine, sausage, cloth, parchment, a wax candle, a slender wire, or a delicate chain. The target of this spell had to be in sight and within of the caster. For severing objects such as rope, the object could not be more than thick. For cutting objects like cloth, a slice up to long could be made.

Components
This spell required verbal and somatic components. The caster gestured with two adjacent fingers of one hand in a scissor motion while softly making a sound of a cut, like "snikt".

History
The description of this cantrip was recorded in the infamous spellbook known as The Alcaister, along with two others.