kynredeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 古期英語 *cynrēd; equivalent to kyn (“kin”) +‎ -rede. For forms with -nd-, compare the development of thonder, gandre.

発音

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

名詞

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:

     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.

派生した語

• English: kindred
• Scots: kindred

参照

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