snapli

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Middle English

Alternative forms

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
  • snape (rebuke; revile, criticize)

References

Middle English Dictionary, snaipeli, snapli