† ˈshondly, a. Obs.
Forms: see shond n.1 Also 2 sandlice.
[OE. sceandl{iacu}c: see shond n.1 and -ly1.]
Shameful, disgraceful, vile.
| 888 ælfred Boeth. xiv. §3 Ᵹif hit ær scandlic wæs, ne bið hit no ðy fæᵹerre. a 1175 Cott. Hom. 239 Wat sceol se wrecce don þe bufon iseᵹð his hlaford..him selfe bi sandlice senne beswapen. c 1205 Lay. 2274 Ne scal þe nan man scilden wið scondliche deaðe. c 1330 Arth. & Merl. 4276 We no haue pouer Arthour oȝen..No for Merlin,..Þat can so michel schandliche werk. |