From sin + -y; or perhaps continuing Middle English synny, from Old English synniġ ("guilty, punishable, criminal; sinful"). Compare Dutch zondig ("sinful"), German sündig ("sinful"), Swedish syndig ("sinful"), Icelandic syndugur ("sinful").
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