Kind

Old Icelandic Dictionary - kind

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "kind" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

kind Old Icelandic word can mean:

kind: (pl. kindir and kindr), f.

kind: 1) kind, race; fyrða (gumna, seggja, skatna, ýta) ~, the sons of men, mankind;

kind: 2) creature, being; lifði engi kvik ~ eptir, no living creature lived after; sterkari en nökkur ~ önnur, stronger than any other creature; helgar.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚾᛏ

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

pl.: plural.

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