Middle English Dictionary Entry
snẹ̄pe adj.
Entry Info
Forms | snẹ̄pe adj. |
Etymology | Prob. OE (A) *snēp; cp. OI snāpr dolt, fool & MnE dial. sneep, var. of snape foolish. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
As coll. noun: fools.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)225 : Hit þinchest [Jes-O: þincheþ] boþe wise & snepe Noȝt þat þu singe, ac þat þu wepe.