gecynd

• gecyndu

From Proto-West Germanic *gakundiz. Cognate with Old High German gikunt. Equivalent to ġe- +‎ cynd.

• IPA^(key): /jeˈkynd/

ġecynd f

1. nature as in the natural world
2. nature meaning a disposition
3. kind, class
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     ...for þon hit is nǣdrena ġecynd þæt heora mǣġen ⁊ hiera fēþe bið on heora ribbum swā ōþerra crēopendra wyrma bið on heora fōtum.

     ...for it is the class of snakes whose movement is on their ribs, just as other creeping reptiles move on their feet.

Also sometimes occurs as neuter:

• ġecynde
• ġecyndelīċ
• ġecyndlim
• mennesc ġecynd