snapli
Middle English
Alternative forms
- snaipelī
Etymology
From Old Norse sneypiliga.
Adverb
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
- snape (“rebuke; revile, criticize”)
References
Middle English Dictionary, snaipeli, snapli