Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse sneypiliga.

Adverb edit

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 edit

  • snape (rebuke; revile, criticize)

References edit

Middle English Dictionary, snaipeli, snapli