adj. Prudent, wise, sagacious:--Snotor prudens, Wrt. Voc. i. 47, 35. Snoter, 76, 12. Cwom Daniel tó dóme, se wæs snotor, Cd. Th. 225, 8; Dan. 151. Nis nǽnig swá snotor . . . ne ðæs swá gleáw, nymþe God seolfa, 286, 8; Sat. 349. Á sceal snotor hycgean ymb ðysse worulde gewinn, Menol. Fox 570; Gn. C. 54: Beo. Th. 1656; B. 826. Snotur, Ps. Th. 118, 23. Ðæs snottor in sefan ðæt hé ána mǽge ealle geríman stánas on eorðan, Cd. Th. 205, 19; Exod. 438. Fród wita, snottor ár, Exon. Th. 313, 18; Mód. 2. Swá cwæð snottor on móde, gesæt him sundor æt rúne, 293, 4; Wand. iii. Rǽdum snottor, wís on gewitte, Andr. Kmbl. 938; An. 469. Se wítga snottor searuþancum, Elen. Kmbl. 2377; El. 1190. Se snotera, Beo. Th. 2631; B. 1313. Snotra, 6231; B. 3120. Snottra, 3577; B. 1786. Salomon se snottra, Past. 4; Swt. 37, 16. Seó snotere mægð, Judth. Thw. 23, 17; Jud. 125. Snottrum men snǽd óðglídeþ, Salm. Kmbl. 803; Sal. 401. Háligne wer and snotorne virum sanctum et sapientem, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 9. Ðú mé snoterne gedydest prudentem me fecisti, Ps. Th. 118, 98. Ðone snoteran Salomon, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 28. Mín sóðfæste snotere bídaþ me expectaverunt justi, Ps. Th. 141, 9. Snotre men, 57, 4. Snotre urbana, Hpt. Gl. 481, 40. Snottere selerǽdend, Andr. Kmbl. 1317; An. 659. Snottre and unwíse, Blickl. Homl. 107, 11. Snottre ceorlas, Beo. Th. 3187; B. 1591. Hwylc is wísra, wel snotera, Ps. Th. 106, 42. Engla werod snotra, Hy. 3, 16. Snoterra mon, Salm. Kmbl. 502; Sal. 251. Gomol snoterost, fyrngeárum fród, Menol. Fox 482; Gn. C. 11. Ðú oferswíþdest ðone snotrestan helwerena cyning, Exon. Th. 275, 1; Jul. 543. Burgsittendum ðám snoterestum, Elen. Kmbl. 553; El. 277. Ða ðe hé wíseste and snotereste wiste quos sapientiores noverat, Bd. 2, 9; S. 512, 11. [Þet folc bið iseli þurh snoterne biscop, O. E. Homl. i. 117, 19. Uþwitess unndersstodenn þurrh snoterr gyn, Orm. 7087. Goth. snutrs: O. H. Ger. snot[t]ar prudens: Icel. snotr.]