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Sone-dyall, n. Also: sonne-, sun-, sunne- and -dyell, -deyill. [e.m.E. sunne diall (1599), transl. of Spanish relox del sol, sun-dyal (1665); Son(e n.¹ and Dyall n.] A sundial. 1629 Falkirk Par. Rec. I 73.
[The treasurer was ordained to] give to Mr. John Rankine, for making of the sunne dyall and setting up upone the iyle, [£8] 1629 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 292.
To Johne Patersone maissone for ane sone dyall and ane piller to set it on and for gilting and cullouring of it and furnisching all materiallis thairto xxxiii lib. vi s. viii d. 1635 Stirling B. Rec. I 174.
To … mak payment to Johnne Service maissoun of … tuentie merkis for his werkmanship of the sone dyell sett up … on the foirface of the clerkis hous foirnent the mercat croce 1649–50 Dundee B. Laws 154.
[£33 6 s. 8 d. for] the sun deyill on the shor 1656–8 Glasg. Univ. Mun. III 503.
Ane iron for Mr. George Sinclaris sunne dyell 1664 Cullen Kirk S. 8 Feb.
For a sunne dyall to the church 1681 Elgin Rec. II 311. 1682 Banff Field C. (1901) 108.
For bringing hom ane ston from Cowsie to be ane sone dyell for the church 1685 Soc. Ant. LVIII 355.
A bon sundyell (for carrying in the pocket)

b. The time of day as indicated by a sundial, the indication of time on a sundial. 1682 Melrose Reg. Rec. III 45.
It is past twelve hours befor the court wes fenced, and the baillie oppones the sun dyell being scarce yett twelve acloake