Ge-cynde

According to the Old English Dictionary:

ge-cynde

adj. Add: natural, native, (1) that is in accordance with nature or the usual course of things :-- Gecynde riht jus naturale, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 6. Þone deáþ þe eallum monnum gecynde is, Bt. 39, 10; F. 228, 9. Sé ús gesette ... sibbe gecynde (cf. se ilca gesette ... gecyndelice sibbe eallum his gesceaftum, Bt. 21; F. 74, 1), Met. 11, 14. (2) implanted by nature, innate, inherent :-- Gecynde insitum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 55. Wrǽnnes bið ǽlcum men gecynde, Bt. 34, 11; F. 152, 12. Salamon þeáh swýðe wel, eal swá him gecynde wæs, Wlfst. 277, 17. Him wæs gecynde ꝥ hé symble wæs reád on his andwlitan cui ex conspersione semper facies rubere consueverat, Gr. D. 187, 15. Swá déð se gecynda cræft ǽlcum men agit cujusque rei natura quod proprium est, Bt. 16, 3; F. 54, 32. (3) naturally pertaining to, or associated with, proper :-- Nis hit nó þé gecynde ꝥte þú hí áge ... ac þá heofencundan þing þé sint gecynde. Bt. 14, 1; F. 40, 33. Tól tó swelcum cræfte swelce þú cunne ꝥ ðé is gecynde, and ꝥ þé is riht tó habbenne, F. 42, 7. Þám treówum ðe him gecynde biþ úpheáh tó standanne. ... Hió cymþ swá úp swá hire yfemest gecynde bið she mounts as high as ever it is natural for her to go, 25; F. 88, 21-28: Met. 13, 63. (4) belonging to one by birth, descent, or inheritance :-- Ús is from úrum ǽrestan mǽge gecynde ðæt wé ǽlc yfel on ðrió wísan ðurhtión, Past. 417, 20. Him wæs bǽm on þám leódscipe lond gecynde, B. 2197. Hé sǽde ꝥ Móyses wǽre þæs Jósepes sunu; ꝥ him wǽran fram hym drýcræftas gecynde (paternae scientiae haereditas), Ors. 1, 4; S. 34, 14. (4 a) native (country, language) :-- Ágen vel gecynde sprǽc idioma, proprietas linguae, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 46. Gecynde under scada patrias sub umbras, An. Ox. 32, 4. (5) rightful (lord) :-- Hí cwǽdon ꝥ him nán leófre hláford nǽre þonne heora gecynde (-a, ) hláford, Chr. 1014; P. 145, 3. v. un-gecynde. ge-cynde

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