kyndely

Middle English

Alternative forms
  • kyndeliche

Etymology

From Old English cyndelīċ (“natural, kindly”); equivalent to kynde +‎ -ly (adjectival).

Adjective

kyndely

  1. true
    • c. 15th century, Julian of Norwich, The Long Text; republished as chapter XLV, in A Book of Showings: The Long Text, edited from MS BN Fonds anglais 40, […], Toronto, Ont.: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 1978:
      God demyth vs vpon oure kyndely substance, whych is evyr kepte one in hym, hole and safe without ende;
      God judges us according to our true essence, which he keeps inside himself, whole and safe, always.
      Translation: Mirabai Starr (2013) chapter 45, in Julian of Norwich: The Showings: A Contemporary Translation, Canterbury Press, published 2014, →ISBN, “Human Judgment”, page 111.

Descendants
  • English: kindly
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