snapli

Middle English

Alternative forms

• snaipelī

Etymology

From Old Norse sneypiliga.

Adverb

snapli

1. sharply, bitingly; reproachfully

   Hell hint þan þat gerard grim And selcuth snapli snybbid him, "þu prince of tinsel and þu duke Of wastful werk ..." — Cursor Mundi, 1400

Related terms

• snape (“rebuke; revile, criticize”)

References

Middle English Dictionary, snaipeli, snapli