kynne

Middle English

Noun

kynne

  1. alternative form of kyn

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish kynne. Arguably from Proto-Germanic *kundaz (“born; of a particular disposition”), compare with origin of kön. Otherwise possibly related to kunna (from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną).

Noun

kynne n

  1. character, nature, disposition (of a person or animal or group)
    Han hade ett märkligt kynne
    He had an odd disposition
    Norrmännens kynne
    The national character of the Norwegians
    Vargens kynne
    The wolf's nature

Declension

Declension of kynne
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kynne kynnes
definite kynnet kynnets
plural indefinite kynnen kynnens
definite kynnena kynnenas

Derived terms

References

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