An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

To SNEG, v. a. To cut.
V. [Sneck].

To SNEIR, v. n. Perh. move swiftly.
Bannatyne P.

Isl. snar-a, celeriter auferre.

SNEIRLY, adv. In derision.
Burel.

SNEIST, s. A taunt, Loth.
V. [Snisty].

SNEITH, adj. Uncertain.
Douglas.

SNELL, adj.
1. Keen, severe, S.
Wallace.
2. Sharp, piercing; applied to the temperature of the air, S.
Douglas.
3. Sarcastic; transferred to language.
Ross.
4. Firm, determined, S.
Ramsay.
5. Acute; in relation to mind, S.
Ramsay.

A. S. snel, Su. G. Teut. snell, acer, alacer.

Snelly, adv.
1. Sharply, S.
Shirrefs.
2. Keenly; applied to the weather, S.
Ferguson.

To SNERE, SNEER, v. a. To breathe forth.