kynrede
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English cynrǣden; equivalent to kyn + -rede. For forms with -nd-, compare the development of thonder, gandre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkin(d)rɛːd(ə)/, /ˈkin(d)rɛːdən/, /-rɛd-/
Noun
kynrede (plural kynredes)
- A family relationship; kinship:
- One's relations; family, lineage.
- 1387, Chaucer, “v. 2563”, in The Tale of Melibee:
- but thyne enemys been thre, and they han manie children, bretheren, cosyns, and oother ny kynrede...
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- One's descendants or offspring.
- A sodality or fraternity.
- A nation or people.
References
- “kinrē̆de, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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