Middle English kīnd(e), kende, kunde, and related adjective spellings continue Old English gecynde with loss or reduction of inherited morphology and dialectal vowel variation.
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kīnd(e)
natural, innate, fitting, proper, native, affectionate, loving, or benevolent
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld English · Old English · natural native fitting adjectivegecynde
natural, native, innate, proper, fitting, or inherited by birth
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Old English natural, native, innate, proper, fitting, and inherited senses continue; affectionate, loving, and benevolent uses become visible in the medieval record.
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Kīnd(e adj. — Middle English DictionaryMED24249, Etymology: compare OE gecynde, and senses 1–5
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Ge-cynde — Bosworth–Toller Anglo-Saxon DictionaryHeadword GE-CYNDE, forms and senses I–III
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