kynrede

Middle English

Alternative forms

• kenred, kenrede, kenreede, kinderede, kinradin, kinredd, kinrede, kunrede, kyndrede, kynnerede, kynrade, kynred, kynreden, kynreede, kynrod, kynryde
• (early) cunredden, cunreden, kinraden, kinreden, kunreden

Etymology

From Old English cynrǣden; equivalent to kyn +‎ -rede. For forms with -nd-, compare the development of thonder, gandre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkin(d)rɛːd(ə)/, /ˈkin(d)rɛːdən/, /-rɛd-/

Noun

kynrede (plural kynredes)

1. A family relationship; kinship:
   1. Ancestry; one's ancestors.
   2. The state of having a noble bloodline.
2. One's relations; family, lineage.
   • 1387, Chaucer, “v. 2563”, in The Tale of Melibee‎^[1]:

     but thyne enemys been thre, and they han manie children, bretheren, cosyns, and oother ny kynrede...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. One's descendants or offspring.
4. A sodality or fraternity.
5. A nation or people.

Descendants

• English: kindred
• Scots: kindred

References

• “kinrē̆de, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.