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Siclik(e, Siklik(e, Swilk-lik(e, Suchlik(e, adj., pron. and adv. Also: syc-, syk-, sike-, sick-, swylk-, silk-, suche-, sutch- and -lyk(e, -llyk, -lykk(e, -lyck(e, -lyik, -layk, -lyche, sikilik, siclk. [Late ME and e.m.E. swylk lyk (c1400), such(e)-like (1422), sikliche (1614); Sic demonstr. adj. and Like adj. E 2.]

A. adj. 1. The same, the identical; such, (a thing or things) of the kind previously mentioned.Also, ane and the siclike.(1) 1442–3 Aberd. B. Rec. I 7.
Giff ony man dois sik like case in tyme to cum, that he sal pay sik like payne vnforgiffin 1447 Dundee Chart. 24.
Of ilk last of beire mele hering or of sic like things of fremen, viii d. 1456 Hay I 139/12. c1460 Regim. Princ. 31 (Marchm.).
Sic men as thou deputis vnder thé … Al men wil traist that sic lyk man thou be 1482 Edinb. Chart. 168.
Salmound and sic lyke fisch vnbaralit 1513 Doug. i Prol. 189.
Nor Caxtoun schrynkis nocht siclyke thingis to tell 1513 Doug. v v 67.
With syklyke routhe this schip slawly furth went c1500 Interl. Droich 124.
Sen I am suche quantetie Off gyanis cum … Quhair wilbe gottin a wyfe to me Off siclyk breid & hicht? 1574 Conv. Burghs I 32.
Woll, skin, clayth, or siklyik stapill guidis a1578 Pitsc. II 273/10.
Edinburgh … had … siclykk barkcat hyddes cummand furth of the westland a1585 Maitl. Q. 29/53.
Siclyik 1622-6 Bisset I 288/22.(b) c1400 Troy-bk. ii 836 (C).
Eccuba … Seyd to hyme … Such-lyche [D. Suche lyke] wordes in this maner 1597 James VI Dæmonol. (STS) 8/16.
Stemming of blood … turning of the riddle … and such like things, which men vses so to practise in their merrinesse 1630 Conv. Burghs III 316.
To vse all meanes for redress … that may occure by sutchlyik patents 1658 R. Moray Lett. fol. 285.
King James loued best of any discourse to talk of dirt & … such like stuff 1669 Salmon Borrowstounness 88.
Beggers, tincklers, or any suchlyk persounes 1692 Conv. Burghs IV 602.
Some other shops of little accompt that sells brandy, pypes … and such lyck wares(c) 1461–2 Aberd. B. Rec. MS V i p. 441 (27 Jan.).
For silk lik mail payand ȝerely as ane other wald gifinfl. pl. 1611 Reg. Privy C. IX 195.
To onbesett, … and set on fyre suchelykis … houssis or strenthispredic. a1500 Colk. Sow Prol. 52.
Lat the lettir and langage be such like Sen all the world changis somony facis(2) 1549 Compl. 84/9.
There is ane syklik exempil of Pirrus kyng of Eporite(3) a1568 Bann. MS 44b/78.
The siclyk cais thy awin may be

b. These same, these very. 1533 Boece 634.
Frequent reding of thir & siclike historyes … sall infound na les experience and wisdome than ye war travellit throw the warld

2. In correlative constructions with as: (Of) the same kind or degree as (that which follows). c1400 Troy-bk. ii 1312 (D).
Vlixes ȝeldit him … Siclyke mannases … fair As he to him hade mannassed thair 1409 Exch. R. IV ccx.
That nane of thaim sal mak sic like band as this with any othir persone 1428 Wemyss Chart. 56.
Sauffande … swylk lyke profyte as hym selfe has in the … cole and quarale 1439 Edinb. Chart. 64.
Payand yerly til vs … swylk like annuales as thai dede to the saide Schir Robert 1443 Reg. Episc. Brechin. I 96.
That the said colege joys … possessioun and swilk like rycht as thai hafe 1484 Lennox Mun. 125.
Of syc like price as the remanent of the bere and martis … gevis for the tyme 1498 Reg. Morton II 253.
Ane horse … haifand siclik meit as ane court horse takis in the Abbay 1510 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. I 60.
In sicklik strintht force and effect as thai do now c1520-c1535 Nisbet Heb. vi 4 marg.
The impossibilite of repentance in siclik menn as maliciously forsakis the treuth 1551 Hamilton Cat. 25.
That we be nocht siclike wilful ignorant and miskennand men as certane of the Jewis was

b. In attrib. use, after a noun. 1482 Edinb. Chart. 169.
Vnlawes and dewiteis sic like as thai and thare predecessouris has had of before 1524 Reg. Privy S. I 492/1.
All feis … siclik as ony utheris maister ischearis had for the exercing of the sammin 1525 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 76.
The inquiest ordines George Michelhill suld paye to Schir Wilȝem the halff merk sic lyk as Jhone Raye pait 1531 Bell. Boece II 164.
Festuall … days … siclik as the kirk hes institute 1584 Sempill in Sat. P. xlv 684.
While he was grathed into his geir Siclyke as he was wont to weir

3. Ony (aney), mony siclik(e, any, many such. 1551 Hamilton Cat. 32.
Mony siclik comminatiouns [are] … in Ezechiel, mony in the laif of the prophetis 1562-3 Winȝet II 20/6.
Quhat gif ony siklyke thing brek out, quhare na decre of that kynde may be found? a1605 Birrel Diary 13.
Discharging the vearing of guns … or aney sicklyke fyerwork ingyne

4. (Ane) (ony) othir(is) siclik(e, siclik(e othir(is), another or others of the same kind; similar (persons or things).(1) 1456 Hay I 139/21.
He mycht nocht be jugement compell him to geve ane othir syklyke hors c1500 Coll. St. Salvator 160.
Ane flas peice of siluer … and ane other siclik flas peice of siluer in M. Alexr Dik kepe(2) 1533 Bell. Livy I 105/19.
With vther siclike cruelteis 1541 Reg. Privy S. II 655/1.
To by or tak hering, keling and utheris siclike fischis 1560–1 Glasgow Prot. II 94.
Chymnis … fyir weschell, and wthir siklyk gudis a1578 Pitsc. I 16/35.
Be thir and vtheris sicklyk wordis(3) 1545 Antiq. Aberd. & B. II 348.
Or any other sicklyke three substantious and responsall men(4) 1533 Boece 109b.
The ilis aboundit … in … capons, geis, dowis and mony vthir sortis siclike(5) a1578 Pitsc. I 70/16.
This and siclyk wther cruellties(6) 1562-3 Winȝet I 99/11.
St. Paull and Barnabas … and tha siklyke wthiris in the fourtein of the Actis

5. a. attrib. Na siclik(e, no such. b. absol. Nane siclike, none such; none of the aforementioned kind.a. 1571–2 Canongate Ct. Bk. 352.
In respect that na siklik invasioun is perpetrat be the said Williame as yitb. 1559 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 297.
Therfore with deligence the glassynwrycht man return with maye glais and leid for ther can nane siclik be had heyre

6. In siclik(e maner, wise, in such a way. Also const. as: In the same way as or that.Also without prep., as adv. (see C 2 below).(1) 1456 Hay II 66/6.
To governe us in syklike maner 1494 Loutfut MS 10a.
And in siclik maner … he suld be salust eftir his dignite 1494 Loutfut MS 12a.
And in siclikwis thai suld ken that a cheif is nocht nombrit twis no thris bot alanerly a cheiff(2) 1470 Liber Aberbr. II 162.
Alsweil and in syklyk vyis as we ar oblisit to pay 1489–90 Acta Aud. 132/2.
To mak the said teyndis be obseruit & kepit in the meyntyme siclikwise as thai now ar 1497 Prestwick B. Rec. 35.
For reparyn to Kingcase in sic lik wise as Elene Broun 1531 Reg. Dunferm. 362.
In siclyk maner as thay have drevin thair awin coill to this tyme

B. pron. Something of that kind, the like. Also pl., such persons or things. Also, mony siclik(e.(1) 1456 Hay I 156/5.
Florence, or Pys, … or syklyke 1474 Treas. Acc. I 52.
To Richy Blytht, passand on north halue Forth with siklike [sc. letters] c1500-c1512 Dunb. (STS) xx 36.
Be nocht in countenance ane skornar, nor by luke, Bot dowt siclyk sall stryk thé in the neck 1513 Doug. xii vii 133.
Do thou siclyke, I pray thé, myne awyn page 1532 Dunferm. Reg. Ct. 60.
Allegeand thaim honest and famous gentillmen and for sic lik haldin and reput 1545 Reg. Paisley App. 7.
Siclek 1561 Misc. Maitl. C. III 281.
Saying thir wordis or syclik in effect as followis 1587 Bk. Univ. Kirk II 721.
Benfyres, girdles, carrells, and such lyke c1616 Hume Orthog. 29.
The ablative is noated with, prepositiones in, with, be and sik lyke 1639 Spalding I 227.
The ordiner meiting of kirk sessionis, presbitreis, synodis, and suche like 1661 Rothesay Par. Rec. 43.
To haill desperat diseases by herbs and such lyk 1682 Cloud of Witnesses 173.
Against all joyners and complyers whomsoever with suchlike(2) 1600-1610 Melvill 69.
Monie siclyk hes he hard

b. Const. as and correlative. 1460 Hay Alex. 3368.
Thai traistit ay The forreouris had bene sic [l]ike as thai c1520-c1535 Nisbet John ix 39 marg.
Sua is the fall of siclik as belewis nocht and resistis His worde 1535 Stewart 196.
With him he had Ane cumpany of siclike as him sell 1560 Rolland Seven S. 326.
Than spak the sext [sc. doctor] … And said siclike as the laif said befoir

C. adv. 1. Similarly; in the same way.(a) 1460 Hay Alex. 666.
Till all his men siclyke gude cheir he maid 1493 Acts II 236/2.
Ony heretage … that was lauchtfully cumin in our handis be bastardry, or ony vtherwayis siclyke 1501 Treas. Acc. II 129.
To Hobbe Galloway, sic like xiiij s. 1512 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 16.
Jok Kene and Jame Chepman thinkis siclyk 1513 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 25.
To pais … with the balȝeis syclyke as is mast profitable to the well of the toun 1513 Doug. Comm. i Prol. 371.
Rycht swa is ane hors fra a mair, quhilk ar bath of a kynd; siklyke a cok from a hen [etc.] 1535 Stewart 49482.
Richt as he leuit siclike endit he 1548 Aberd. B. Rec. I 260.
He hes vsit and occupeit my inland and warkhouse … , sic lik he hes occupeit my loft 1549 Compl. 27/17.
Siklyike 1552–3 Lochwinnoch Par. 40.
And siclk gif it happynnis the said lord … to content and pay to the saidis James, Marioun [etc.] 1560 Edinb. B. Rec. III 79.
To warne the maisteris of the Hally Blude and siclik the maister of Sanct Anthonis 1567 G. Ball. 43.
Siclyke He gaif thame for to drink In wyne His blude 1573 Reg. Privy C. II 315.
James Ord messinger … lyke … als … Johne Cuming siclike messinger a1578 Pitsc. II 68/8.
Thow … hast said that evirie ley man is ane preist and suchlyk thow sayest alswa that [etc.] a1578 Pitsc. II 285/8.
Siclykk a1578 Pitsc. II 319/13.
Siclykke a1605 Montg. Sonn. xliii 2.
Vnsene siklyk I languish for ȝour love 1619 Garden Elphinstoun 1151.
Siclyk 1628 Dumbarton B. Rec. 24.
That he was not worthy to be a captain, and syclik that [etc.] 1658 Stitchill Baron Ct. 13.
Sikelike 1676 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. MS 4 Dec.
Siklyk and as giffe they ware not burgesses(b) 1514 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. II 349.
That thar be taken … of every sek of woll or skinnis sek lik and of euery last of salmond … tuelf grotis

b. Const. that and result clause: In such a way that. 1525 St. A. Formulare I 270.
And hang thame siclike that all the uarld ma see the vengiance of God cum apoun thame

2. With as and following clause: In the (same) way as or that. Also, in sic like as.Freq. in Doug., translating L. qualis.(1) 1488–9 Acta Aud. 121/2.
Siclik as he gef owr the office of bailȝery 1511 Lennox Mun. 191.
To dispone apone my sonys maryagis syklik as I suld … haif downe at the falȝe of the saidis endentouris 1513 Doug. iii x 45.
Syklyke as quhar that, with thar hie toppis, The byg akis strekyng in the ayr thar croppys 1513 Doug. x xi 92.
Syklyke as that, … in diuers placis The wraithis walkis 1518 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 35.
Ale Blake … was in the fe of his hows for hir lyfftyme, … siclyk as hir letter proportis at mair lentht 1529 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 101.
Sande Collen to cum [in] presens of bailyeis to decerne this ple … siclyk as he hard and sawe 1540 Acts II 359/2.
[Persons admitted as notaries to] writt thair subscriptioun and signis manuale in the said buk siclik as thai subscriue all instrumentis 1545 Douglas Corr. 154.
Siklayk 1549 Compl. 120/33.
Syklik as the lord quhilk delyuerit me fra tribulatione is lyuand, and als sykilik as I gart sla hym that [etc.] c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2508. 1599 Reg. Privy C. VI 840.
Sycklyke, as for the lairdis dependaris, viz. Johne Irving [etc.](2) 1514 Prestwick B. Rec. 47.
The said Johne makand haynyne … in sik lyk as the lauf of gud towne dois

b. Siclike as gif (if), as if. Also (once) without gif.(1) 1558-66 Knox II 306.
Factouris and chalmerlanis … to intromett and uptak the fructis and proffeittis foirsaidis, siclyke as gif speciall letteris of factorie and chalmerlanrie wer granted to thame thairupoun 1597 Acts IV 133/2.
[Feuars failing to pay feu-duty for two years to lose their feus] siclyk … as gif ane claus irritant war speciallie ingrossit … in thair saidis infeftmentis of fewferme 1659 Review of ‘Protesters No Subverters’ 87.
Repones the said Mr. James against the sentence both of suspension and deposition … sicklike as if they had never been pronounced 1685 Decis. Lords F. 71.
The son should be obliged and lyable to pay all his father's debts, … sicklike as if he were served heir to the father(2) 1511 Reg. Privy S. I 348/2.
The kingis advocat … to do thairto siclike as the said nonentres war in the kingis handis undisponit