"kyn" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /kin/
Etymology: From Old English cynn, from Proto-West Germanic *kuni, from Proto-Germanic *kunją. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|cynn}} Old English cynn, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*kuni}} Proto-West Germanic *kuni, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*kunją}} Proto-Germanic *kunją Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} kyn, {{enm-noun|-}} kyn (uncountable)
  1. One's relations or kin:
    A family; the set of one's relations.
    Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Collectives, Family
    Sense id: en-kyn-enm-noun-Q8Ldtzl~ Disambiguation of Collectives: 24 17 20 6 6 13 2 7 2 4 Disambiguation of Family: 33 17 26 11 11 0 0 0 0 1 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 15 19 3 3 22 3 10 1 7
  2. One's relations or kin:
    A nation, tribe, or clan.
    Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-kyn-enm-noun-VnEIeHZt Disambiguation of Collectives: 24 17 20 6 6 13 2 7 2 4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 15 19 3 3 22 3 10 1 7
  3. One's relations or kin:
    One's descendants or offspring.
    Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Children, Collectives
    Sense id: en-kyn-enm-noun-B8zq4utT Disambiguation of Children: 7 17 46 1 11 8 2 4 1 3 Disambiguation of Collectives: 24 17 20 6 6 13 2 7 2 4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 15 19 3 3 22 3 10 1 7
  4. A family relationship; kinship:
    Ancestry; one's ancestors.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-kyn-enm-noun-lS8V-bYM
  5. A family relationship; kinship:
    (rare) A noble bloodline.
    Tags: rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Nobility
    Sense id: en-kyn-enm-noun-NjSKqdxm Disambiguation of Nobility: 5 17 22 2 36 6 4 3 1 3
  6. A kinsman or kinswoman; one of one's kin. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-kyn-enm-noun-XvP1gbTD Disambiguation of Collectives: 24 17 20 6 6 13 2 7 2 4 Categories (other): Old Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 12 2 0 0 5 0 4 5 8 8 10 1 2 17 0 3 0 3 10 8 1 0 0 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 15 19 3 3 22 3 10 1 7
  7. (Early Middle English) A class or group. Tags: Early-Middle-English, uncountable
    Sense id: en-kyn-enm-noun-RBv2cytp Categories (other): Early Middle English
  8. (Early Middle English) A method or means. Tags: Early-Middle-English, uncountable
    Sense id: en-kyn-enm-noun-mzRIx9wS Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 15 19 3 3 22 3 10 1 7
  9. (rare) Sex, gender. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-kyn-enm-noun-ysO3M4cY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cun, ken, kin, kinn, kun, kunne, kynn, kynne Related terms: kynrede
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun form}} kyn
  1. Alternative form of kyne Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: kyne
    Sense id: en-kyn-enm-noun-VVZQLodK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "word": "cun"
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          "gender"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Sex, gender."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kin/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cun"
    },
    {
      "word": "ken"
    },
    {
      "word": "kin"
    },
    {
      "word": "kinn"
    },
    {
      "word": "kun"
    },
    {
      "word": "kunne"
    },
    {
      "word": "kynn"
    },
    {
      "word": "kynne"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kyn"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English non-lemma forms",
    "Middle English noun forms",
    "Old Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Swedish ja-stem nouns",
    "Old Swedish lemmas",
    "Old Swedish neuter nouns",
    "Old Swedish nouns",
    "Old Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Old Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Old Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Children",
    "enm:Collectives",
    "enm:Family",
    "enm:Nobility"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun form"
      },
      "expansion": "kyn",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "kyne"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of kyne"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kyne",
          "kyne#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kyn"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-02-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-20 using wiktextract (05fdf6b and 9dbd323). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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