gecynd

Meaning

1. nature as in the natural world

2. nature meaning a disposition

3. kind, class

   ...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.

   late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

Declension