snapli
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse sneypiliga.
Adverb
[edit]snapli
- 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