sendle, adv. Sc.
Forms: 6 sendill, -yll, sindall, -ill, seindill, -ell, seyndil(l, sendle, seindl, 6–9 seindle, sindle, 7–9 sinle, 8 sinal, -ile, synle, seenly, 8–9 seenle, senil, seenil, 9 seinle, sennil, -el.
[Metathetic alteration of selden, seldom adv.]
= seldom. Also sendle-times = seldom-times.
| c 1470 Henryson Mor. Fab. viii. (Preach. Swallow) xxviii, His pray full sindill tymes will be mis. 1501 Douglas Pal. Hon. i. xl, I knew that was the court sa variabill Of eirdly lufe, quhilk sendill standis stabill. 1549 Compl. Scot. xv. 130 It is rycht seyndil sene that he eschapis the deitht. 1588–9 Reg. Privy Council Scot. IV. 342 The like barbarous and shamefull crueltie hes sendle bene hard of amangis Christeanis. 1644 R. Baillie Lett. & Jrnls. (1841) II. 191 Only the Saturday free [from exercise], and that for Sunday's preaching, when sinle times any of us does vacke. c 1730 Ramsay Betty & Kate iv, Sindle times they e'er come back. 1815 G. Beattie John o' Arnha' (1826) 24 Frail man, alack! but seenil thinks..That [etc.]. 1862 A. Hislop Prov. Scot. 8 A gentle horse should be sindle spurr'd. |