snapli

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sneypiliga.

Adverb

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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
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  • snape (rebuke; revile, criticize)

References

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Middle English Dictionary, snaipeli, snapli