kyndely

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