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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1399-1400
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Snarpe, adj. [Early ME snaip (Cursor M., ‘prob. erron. for snarp‘ (OED)), ON snarpr.] Sharp, keen. — a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxiii 547.
Snarpe [sic in MS] swerdis scherand in al syde
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"Snarpe adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/snarpe>
