Stra for to spek of gayt to gentill wight; A hund, a steid, mar langis for a knyght, Quhamto efferis hant na rebald daill; Thar suld na knyght reid bot a knychtly taill.
Quharfor ȝou gentill redaris I besich Traste on na wys at this my wark be sich, Quhilk dyd my best, as the wyt mycht atteyn, Virgillis versys to follow and no thing feyn.
Thow hie renown of Martis chevalry, Quhilk gladis euerygentill wight to heir, Gif thou mycht Mars and Hercules deify, Quharfor beyn nobillys to follow prowes swer?
The said Schir George in merynes said, "I thank King Hary and my gentill Maisteris of England.
Thairfoir do nothing to him, but tack of him; for he is ane gentill Lord, and with, a glaidar harte will geve us all thingis that we neid, than we taik it of him.
He is a good and a gentill Lord, and he doith all thingis for nought.
And becaus of the lait contracted amitie, and gentill intertenement that thei found at the first, thei maid no great expeditioun.
But, gentill Sir, socour my wif, and be not displesid with me, and than shal I do wele with Goddis mercy, Who Almyghty preserve yow for His mercy.
The ane of thame was gentill James Watsoun, And Jhone Barbour the uther campioun.
Quhen gentill James trowit best with Jhone to meit, His speir did fald among his horsis feit: I am richt sure gude James had bene undone, War nocht that Jhone his marke tuke be the mone.
Forsooth,' quod oon that answered lich a maid, 'To Loves Court now go we, gentill frend.
That the Maysters be called defended he tho gentill Jesus .
And all this was honest yneuch; for it was the gentill entreatment of a stranger.
Which heard of him, he answered, "Why should the pleasing face of a gentill woman effray me?
He promest to keap the substance of ouris, but he wold use other termes, and ask thingis in a mair gentill maner.
Otheris were eschamed to appone thame selfis thairto in publict; but thei suborned the Quene to geve a gentill answer unto such tyme as the Conventioun was dissolved.
First, gentill hors, to stand in my lordis stable, six.
To reid quha will this gentill geist, Ye hard it not at Cockilby's feist.
He has tane Rowll of Abirdeen And gentill Rowll of Corstorphyne; Twa bettir fallowis did no man sie, Timor mortis conturbat me.
The ladye blushed scarlette redde, 165 And fette a gentill sighe: "Alas!
Then shee held forthe her liley-white hand Towards that knighte so free; He gave to it one gentill kisse, 175 His heart was brought from bale to blisse, The teares sterte from his ee.
A] To the gentill readar, grace and peace from God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, with the perpetuall encrease of the Holy Spreit.
Quhilk past with thaim throw Murray landis rycht; So fand thai thar a gentillworthi knycht At Climace hecht, full cruell ay had beyn, And fayndyt weill amang his enemys keyn.
Bot Malcom gat wpon this lady brycht 35 Schir Malcom Wallas, a full gentill knycht, And Wilyame als, as Conus cornykle beris on hand; Quhilk eftir was the reskew of Scotland.
The third entrit, that peté was for thy, A gentill knycht, Schyr Neill off Mungumry; And othir feill off landit men about.
In Laglyne wode, quhen that he maid repayr, This gentill man was full oft his resett; With stuff of houshald strestely he thaim bett.
Quhen Wallace had weyle wenquist to the playne The falss terand that had his fadyr slayne; His brothyr als, quhilk was a gentill knycht, Fol.
The third entrit, that peté was for thy, A gentill knycht, Schyr Neill off Mungumry.
The gud wyff said, till [haiff] applessyt him best; ‘Four gentill men is cummyn owt off the west.
A prest thar was, and gentill wemen with in, Quhilk for the fyr maid hiddewis noyis and dyn.
In Lanryk duelt a gentillwoman thar, A madyn myld, as my buk will declar, 585 Off auchteyn yeris ald or litill mor off age; Alss born scho was till part off heretage.
Apon the morn, quhen that the day was brycht, With gentillwemen hapnyt thaim to pass, Off Ingland born, in Lithquhow wounnand was.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "gentill" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
