alkin
See also: Alkin
English
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Etymology
From Middle English alkin, alkinne, alkinnes, from Old English ealra cynna (“of all kinds”); equivalent to all + -kin.
Pronunciation
Adjective
alkin (not comparable)
- (now dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Of every kind; of all sorts; all kinds of; various and intermingled.
- c. 1390 William Langland, Piers Plowman, Prologue:
- Of alkin libbyng laboreres · lopen forth somme / As dykers & delueres · þat doth here dedes ille.
- Alkyn crafty men (craftsmen of every kind)
- c. 1390 William Langland, Piers Plowman, Prologue:
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Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
alkin m inan
Declension
Declension of alkin
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