gecynde

Old English

Etymology

ge- +‎ cynde

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈkyn.de/

Adjective

ġecynde

  1. natural
    • c. 900, King Alfred's translation of The Consolation of Philosophy
      Hū, ne wāst þū þæt hit nis nāht ġecynde ne nāht ġewunelīċ þæt ǣniġ wiðerweard þing bēon ġemenġed wiþ ōðrum wiðerweardum?
      Don't you understand that it's not natural or normal for opposites to mix with opposites?
  2. innate, inborn

Declension

Declension of ġecynde — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġecynde ġecyndu, ġecyndo ġecynde
Accusative ġecyndne ġecynde ġecynde
Genitive ġecyndes ġecyndre ġecyndes
Dative ġecyndum ġecyndre ġecyndum
Instrumental ġecynde ġecyndre ġecynde
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġecynde ġecynda, ġecynde ġecyndu, ġecyndo
Accusative ġecynde ġecynda, ġecynde ġecyndu, ġecyndo
Genitive ġecyndra ġecyndra ġecyndra
Dative ġecyndum ġecyndum ġecyndum
Instrumental ġecyndum ġecyndum ġecyndum
Declension of ġecynde — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġecynda ġecynde ġecynde
Accusative ġecyndan ġecyndan ġecynde
Genitive ġecyndan ġecyndan ġecyndan
Dative ġecyndan ġecyndan ġecyndan
Instrumental ġecyndan ġecyndan ġecyndan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġecyndan ġecyndan ġecyndan
Accusative ġecyndan ġecyndan ġecyndan
Genitive ġecyndra, ġecyndena ġecyndra, ġecyndena ġecyndra, ġecyndena
Dative ġecyndum ġecyndum ġecyndum
Instrumental ġecyndum ġecyndum ġecyndum

Synonyms

References

Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ge-cynde”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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