eyndill

Scots

Alternative forms

  • eindill, endill

Etymology

Origin obscure. Probably from a frequentative form of eind, aynd (“to breathe”), equivalent to eind +‎ -le, related to onde (“to breathe”). Compare also Old English andian (“to envy, be envious or jealous”). More at onde.

Verb

eyndill

  1. (intransitive) To be or become jealous.
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