Middle English kinrede continues late Old English cynræden / cynrēde through normal replacement of Old English c and y spellings, reduction of the second element, and loss of inherited inflection; the d-bearing variant is later.
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kinrede / kindrede
family, lineage, blood relations, kinship, nation, or related people
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld English · Late Old English · kinship compoundcynræden / cynrēde
kinship; the condition or collective state associated with kin
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Old English kinship and kin-conditioned state develops the medieval family, lineage, blood-relations, nation, and collective-relatives field.
Late Old English into Middle English.
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Kindred — definition, etymology, and first known useWord History: Middle English kynrede and late Old English cynræden
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Directly aligns the whole-word stages and records the unique inflected Old English spelling kynrædan.
Kindred — definition and etymologyBracketed etymology: Middle English kinrede, kindrede from late Old English cynrēde
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently aligns the Middle and late Old English forms.
-rē̆de(n suffix — Middle English Dictionary-rē̆de(n etymology, forms, and kinrede example
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the medieval suffix inventory and kinrede as a continuation of late Old English cynrēde.
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