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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Schunder, Sunder, adv. Also: schundir, -yr, schundr-, schwndir, scho(u)nder, -ir, shunder; sundir, -yr, swndir, sonder, -ir, -yr, -re, sounder, sownder, -ir, ysundir, ysowndir; (schulder, -ir, schuldr-, scholder). [ME and e.m.E. sunder, sundre (both Cursor M.), sonder (Trevisa), OE onsundran, with substitution of in for on. Cf. Asundir adv., Sinder v.] Chiefly in the phrases in (into, to) schunder: Into separate pieces or fragments; in two; apart. Also with pl. inflexion, as quasi-noun. Also in fig. context.The form schuldir has resulted from editorial misreadings.With scharp scholderis, ? = in sharp fragments.(1) ?1438 Alex. i 2080.
Areste … of his fais ane smot thair, That he his leuer in shunder share Ib. 2983.
Thare speris all to schunder brast a1500 Henr. Fab. 1563.
Thay … schuir the raipis off the mastis in schunder [Bann. schwndir] Ib. 2587.
Than be the crag-bane smertlie he him tuke, Or euer he ceissit, and it in schunder schuke c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 350 (M).
I gart the reinȝes rak and ryf in to schundyr 1513 Doug. ix vii 98.
Quharin the querral al in schundir [ed. schuldir] brak 1535 Stewart 54751.
Full mony heid wes hewin into schunder(b) a1500 Henr. Bludy Serk 31.
Thair wes nane that he ourtuk … Bot all in schondir he thame schuke(c) ?1438 Alex. i 1162.
Antigonus smot him sua That he … the gude hawbrek … brast in schoundir 1460 Hay Alex. 1399.
Schounder c1552 Lynd. Mon. 3858.
Thy dungiounis sall be dung in schounder Ib. 5499.
Quhen thay se roches schaik in schounder Throw trimlyng of the erth(d) 1375 Barb. xvii 698.
It that wes the mast [summer] … In sunder [C. swndir] with that dusche it brak a1500 K. Hart 533.
It war richt harde thay tua [sc. Age and Sadnes] in sunder twin Ib. 540. 1513 Doug. xii i 18.
Sundir Ib. xii 89.
This … fals blaid is brokyn in sundyr 1535 Stewart 33247.
Sum heid, sum hals, had hakkit all in sunder c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 530. a1578 Pitsc. II 79/26.
Ane great fyre … appeirit to him abone the cetie of Sanctandrois and castell thairof and lightit thair on and brak in sunder(e) ?1438 Alex. ii 9739.
The suerd … sa neir by his schoulder it gais It brist the glewen all in sondir c1475 Wall. i 408.
Sondre Ib. ii 44.
Sondyr Ib. iii 176.
The and arsone in sondyr gart he ga Ib. 190.
The thrusande blaid his hals in sonder schayr Ib. v 836.
Sum kerwyt bran in sondyr, sum the hals Ib. x 368.
In till sondyr 1513 Doug. iii vi 115.
Tha partis … Be fors of storm war in sondir [Sm. sownder] ryfe Ib. v ix 94, etc.
Sondir [Ruddim. sounder] c1590 Fowler II 58/35.
Quhan I sawe the image to hing in the Kirk of Christ, … I rent it in sondre(f) ?1438 Alex. i 1222.
Sa stoutly he him straik That … the hede can tak … of the knycht … And his necbane in sounder ȝeid 1490 Irland Mir. II 68/4.
The innemy of hell thocht to … wyrk thame to sovnder and powder as the mylne dois the corne and the quheit Ib. III 157/29.
A stan come … and strak this ymage to sounder c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 149/114.
Thai … schot ane gone that did so ruidlie rak Quhill all the aird did raird … On Leith sandis me thocht scho brak in sounderfig. c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 40/47.
Quhill the dethe my hart in sowndir breik 1528 Lynd. Dreme 446.
His bost & brag, more aufull than the thounder, Maid all the heuin most lyk to schaik in schonder 1562-3 Winȝet II 65/14.
Quha euir inuadis and trublis the faldis of Godis Kirk, and ryues in schundir the flok of Christepl. ?1438 Alex. i 1580.
Emynedus in the scheild him straik Quhill all in schunders he couth it schaik Ib. 2692.
The speir … all to schounderis brak Ib. ii 6282.
Thay hurkled … Sa hard that gyrthis in shunders glaid 1460 Hay Alex. 3617.
His spere al into schunderis [ed. schulderis] brest 1513 Doug. xi xii 42.
Thai meit in melle with a felloun rak Quhil schaftis al to schundris [ed. schuldris] with a crak c1615 Chron. Kings 180.
He wes thortorit be four gritt horsis, bot with grit deficulty gottine in schunderis(b) ?1438 Alex. i 153.
The stalwart speir in sunderis brast Ib. 2560. c1475 Wall. iii 391.
Harnes and hedis he hew in sonderys fast(2) 1513 Doug. i iii 59.
His plesand hede … behaldis the sey our all Eneas navy skatterit fer ysundir [Sm. ysowndir, Ruddim. in sounder](3) 1535 Stewart 8573.
And mony schield with scharp scholderis [? erron. for schonderis] wer schorne
