- gecynde
- adj natural, native, innate; proper, fitting; lawful, rightful
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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kind — [OE] Kind the noun and kind the adjective are ultimately the same word, but they split apart in pre historic times. Their common source was Germanic *kunjam, the ancestor of English kin. From it, using the collective prefix *ga and the abstract… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
kind — [OE] Kind the noun and kind the adjective are ultimately the same word, but they split apart in pre historic times. Their common source was Germanic *kunjam, the ancestor of English kin. From it, using the collective prefix *ga and the abstract… … Word origins
kind|ly — «KYND lee», adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb. –adj. 1. kind; friendly; good natured: »kindly faces, kindly people, kindly criticism. SYNONYM( … Useful english dictionary
Kind — (k[imac]nd), a. [Compar. {Kinder} (k[imac]nd [ e]r); superl. {Kindest}.] [AS. cynde, gecynde, natural, innate, prop. an old p. p. from the root of E. kin. See {Kin} kindred.] 1. Characteristic of the species; belonging to one s nature; natural;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kinder — Kind Kind (k[imac]nd), a. [Compar. {Kinder} (k[imac]nd [ e]r); superl. {Kindest}.] [AS. cynde, gecynde, natural, innate, prop. an old p. p. from the root of E. kin. See {Kin} kindred.] 1. Characteristic of the species; belonging to one s nature;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kindest — Kind Kind (k[imac]nd), a. [Compar. {Kinder} (k[imac]nd [ e]r); superl. {Kindest}.] [AS. cynde, gecynde, natural, innate, prop. an old p. p. from the root of E. kin. See {Kin} kindred.] 1. Characteristic of the species; belonging to one s nature;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
genə- — Also gen . To give birth, beget; with derivatives referring to aspects and results of procreation and to familial and tribal groups. Oldest form *g̑enə₁ , becoming *genə₁ in centum languages. Derivatives include kin, king, jaunty, genius,… … Universalium
kind — kind1 /kuynd/, adj., kinder, kindest. 1. of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person. 2. having, showing, or proceeding from benevolence: kind words. 3. indulgent, considerate, or helpful; humane (often… … Universalium
kind — kind1 W1S1 [kaınd] n [: Old English; Origin: cynd] 1.) [U and C] one of the different types of a person or thing that belong to the same group = ↑sort, ↑type kind of ▪ They sell all kinds of things. ▪ The flowers attract several different kinds… … Dictionary of contemporary English
kind — {{11}}kind (adj.) friendly, deliberately doing good to others, from O.E. gecynde natural, native, innate, originally with the feeling of relatives for each other, from P.Gmc. *gakundiz natural, native, from *kunjam (see KIN (Cf. kin)), with… … Etymology dictionary
