Middle English Dictionary Entry
shondlī adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | shondlī adj. Also shandliche, (early) scondliche, sandlice. |
| Etymology | OE sceandlīc, scondlīc, scandlīc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. shendli adj.
1.
Disgraceful, ignominious.
Associated quotations
- a1225(?OE) Vsp.A.Hom.(Vsp A.22)239 : Wat sceol se wrecce don þe..iseȝð..under him helle muð open..him selfe bi sandlice senne beswapen.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)1137 : Ne scal þe nan man scilden wið scondliche deaðe.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)4276 : Merlin, þe gode clerk..can so michel schandliche werk.