Old English · adjective
gecynde
Normalised ġecynde
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /jeˈkyn.de/
- Syllables
- je · ˈkyn · de (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- naturalinborninnate
Meaning
-
natural
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?
c. 900, King Alfred's translation of The Consolation of Philosophy -
innate, inborn
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ġecynde | ġecynduġecyndo | ġecynde |
| Accusative | ġecyndne | ġecynde | ġecynde |
| Genitive | ġecyndes | ġecyndre | ġecyndes |
| Dative | ġecyndum | ġecyndre | ġecyndum |
| Instrumental | ġecynde | ġecyndre | ġecynde |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ġecynde | ġecyndaġecynde | ġecynduġecyndo |
| Accusative | ġecynde | ġecyndaġecynde | ġecynduġecyndo |
| Genitive | ġecyndra | ġecyndra | ġecyndra |
| Dative | ġecyndum | ġecyndum | ġecyndum |
| Instrumental | ġecyndum | ġecyndum | ġecyndum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ġecynda | ġecynde | ġecynde |
| Accusative | ġecyndan | ġecyndan | ġecynde |
| Genitive | ġecyndan | ġecyndan | ġecyndan |
| Dative | ġecyndan | ġecyndan | ġecyndan |
| Instrumental | ġecyndan | ġecyndan | ġecyndan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ġecyndan | ġecyndan | ġecyndan |
| Accusative | ġecyndan | ġecyndan | ġecyndan |
| Genitive | ġecyndraġecyndena | ġecyndraġecyndena | ġecyndraġecyndena |
| Dative | ġecyndum | ġecyndum | ġecyndum |
| Instrumental | ġecyndum | ġecyndum | ġecyndum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
ge- + cynde
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