An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

SINACLE, s. A vestige, S. B.
Ross.

Fr. id. from Lat. signacul-um.

SYND, s. Appearance, aspect.
Burel.

Su. G. syn, facies.

To SYND, SIND, SEIN, v. a.
1. To wash slightly, S. originally suggesting the idea of making the sign of the cross.
V. [Sane].
Morison.
2. To dilute; as, to synd down one's meat, S.

Synd, Syne, s.
1. A slight ablution, S.
A. Scott.
2. Drink, as washing the throat, S.
Ferguson.

To SINDER, v. a. To sunder, S.

To Sinder, v. n. To part, to separate, S.

A. S. syndr-ian, separare.

Sindry, adj.
1. Sundry, S.
Douglas.