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

Isl. snaef-ur, acer, austerus.

SNIPPY, s. One who, in using the scissars, gives too short measure, Ang.

Teut. snipp-en, secare.

SNIPPIT, adj. Applied to a horse with a white face, S. B.

SNIPPIT, adj. A snippit niz, a snub nose, Ang.

Isl. snoppa, rostrum.

SNISTER, s. A severe blast in the face, Ang.

SNISTY, adj. Saucy in language or demeanour, S. B.

Su. G. snaes-a, Isl. snefs-a, to chide severely.

To SNITE, v. a. To snuff; applied to a candle, S.