gecynd

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gakundiz. Cognate with Old High German gikunt. Equivalent to ġe- +‎ cynd.

Pronunciation

Noun

ġecynd f

  1. nature as in the natural world
  2. nature meaning a disposition
  3. kind, class
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      ...for þon hit is nǣdrena ġecynd þæt heora mǣġen ⁊ hiera fēþe bið on heora ribbum swā ōþerra crēopendra wyrma bið on heora fōtum.
      ...for it is the class of snakes whose movement is on their ribs, just as other creeping reptiles move on their feet.

Declension

Also sometimes occurs as neuter:

Derived terms