"kind" meaning in Old Norse

See kind in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *kinþiz. Compare Latin gēns (“clan, tribe”). Etymology templates: {{root|non|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{inh|non|gem-pro|*kinþiz}} Proto-Germanic *kinþiz, {{cog|la|gēns||clan, tribe}} Latin gēns (“clan, tribe”) Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} kind f, {{non-noun|f|kindar|kindir|pl2=kindr}} kind f (genitive kindar, plural kindir or kindr) Inflection templates: {{non-decl-f-i|kind|kind|kind|apd=kindirnar, kindrnar|api=kindir, kindr|npd=kindirnar, kindrnar|npi=kindir, kindr}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=kindirnar, kindrnar|api=kindir, kindr|asd=kindina|asi=kind|dpd=kindunum|dpi=kindum|dsd=kindinni|dsi=kind|g=feminine|gpd=kindanna|gpi=kinda|gsd=kindarinnar|gsi=kindar|notes=|npd=kindirnar, kindrnar|npi=kindir, kindr|nsd=kindin|nsi=kind|stem=strong i-stem|title=kind}}, {{non-decl-cell|kind|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|kindin|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|kindir, kindr|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|kindirnar, kindrnar|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|kind|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|kindina|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|kindir, kindr|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|kindirnar, kindrnar|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|kind|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|kindinni|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|kindum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|kindunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|kindar|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|kindarinnar|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|kinda|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|kindanna|gpd}} Forms: kindar [genitive], kindir [plural], kindr [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], kind [indefinite, nominative, singular], kindin [definite, nominative, singular], kindir [indefinite, nominative, plural], kindr [indefinite, nominative, plural], kindirnar [definite, nominative, plural], kindrnar [definite, nominative, plural], kind [accusative, indefinite, singular], kindina [accusative, definite, singular], kindir [accusative, indefinite, plural], kindr [accusative, indefinite, plural], kindirnar [accusative, definite, plural], kindrnar [accusative, definite, plural], kind [dative, indefinite, singular], kindinni [dative, definite, singular], kindum [dative, indefinite, plural], kindunum [dative, definite, plural], kindar [genitive, indefinite, singular], kindarinnar [definite, genitive, singular], kinda [genitive, indefinite, plural], kindanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. race, kind, kin Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-kind-non-noun-l8HDHWFx
  2. creature, being Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-kind-non-noun-0~Da0otP Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mannkind, sauðkind

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mannkind"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sauðkind"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "kind",
            "g": "f",
            "t": "sheep"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: kind f (“sheep”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: kind f (“sheep”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "kind"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: kind",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: kind"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵenh₁-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kinþiz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kinþiz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "gēns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "clan, tribe"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin gēns (“clan, tribe”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *kinþiz. Compare Latin gēns (“clan, tribe”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kindar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindir",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindr",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-f-i",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kind",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindrnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kind",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindrnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kind",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindinni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindarinnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kinda",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kind f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "kindar",
        "3": "kindir",
        "pl2": "kindr"
      },
      "expansion": "kind f (genitive kindar, plural kindir or kindr)",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kind",
        "2": "kind",
        "3": "kind",
        "apd": "kindirnar, kindrnar",
        "api": "kindir, kindr",
        "npd": "kindirnar, kindrnar",
        "npi": "kindir, kindr"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-f-i"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "kindirnar, kindrnar",
        "api": "kindir, kindr",
        "asd": "kindina",
        "asi": "kind",
        "dpd": "kindunum",
        "dpi": "kindum",
        "dsd": "kindinni",
        "dsi": "kind",
        "g": "feminine",
        "gpd": "kindanna",
        "gpi": "kinda",
        "gsd": "kindarinnar",
        "gsi": "kindar",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "kindirnar, kindrnar",
        "npi": "kindir, kindr",
        "nsd": "kindin",
        "nsi": "kind",
        "stem": "strong i-stem",
        "title": "kind"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-full"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kind",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindin",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindir, kindr",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindirnar, kindrnar",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kind",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindina",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindir, kindr",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindirnar, kindrnar",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kind",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindinni",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindar",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindarinnar",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kinda",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "race, kind, kin"
      ],
      "id": "en-kind-non-noun-l8HDHWFx",
      "links": [
        [
          "race",
          "race"
        ],
        [
          "kind",
          "kind#English"
        ],
        [
          "kin",
          "kin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 67",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "creature, being"
      ],
      "id": "en-kind-non-noun-0~Da0otP",
      "links": [
        [
          "creature",
          "creature"
        ],
        [
          "being",
          "being"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kind"
}
{
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    "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Norse feminine i-stem nouns",
    "Old Norse feminine nouns",
    "Old Norse lemmas",
    "Old Norse nouns",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-",
    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 10 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "mannkind"
    },
    {
      "word": "sauðkind"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "kind",
            "g": "f",
            "t": "sheep"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: kind f (“sheep”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: kind f (“sheep”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "kind"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: kind",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: kind"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "root"
    },
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      "name": "inh"
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        "2": "gēns",
        "3": "",
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *kinþiz. Compare Latin gēns (“clan, tribe”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kindar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindir",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindr",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-f-i",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kind",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindrnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kind",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindrnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kind",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindinni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindarinnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kinda",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kindanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "kind f",
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    },
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        "1": "f",
        "2": "kindar",
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        "pl2": "kindr"
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        "1": "kind",
        "2": "kind",
        "3": "kind",
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        "apd": "kindirnar, kindrnar",
        "api": "kindir, kindr",
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        "g": "feminine",
        "gpd": "kindanna",
        "gpi": "kinda",
        "gsd": "kindarinnar",
        "gsi": "kindar",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "kindirnar, kindrnar",
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        "nsd": "kindin",
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        "title": "kind"
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        "1": "kind",
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      "args": {
        "1": "kindin",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "kindir, kindr",
        "2": "npi"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindirnar, kindrnar",
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      "name": "non-decl-cell"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kind",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindina",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindir, kindr",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindirnar, kindrnar",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kind",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindinni",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindar",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindarinnar",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kinda",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kindanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "race, kind, kin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "race",
          "race"
        ],
        [
          "kind",
          "kind#English"
        ],
        [
          "kin",
          "kin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "creature, being"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "creature",
          "creature"
        ],
        [
          "being",
          "being"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kind"
}

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