wifcynn

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • womankind, women
  • the female sex

Etymology

Compound from Old English wīf (woman, wife, lady, female) + Old English cynn (race, kin, kind, family, quality, rank, pedigree, etiquette, sort, propriety, sex, offspring, people, generation, gender).

Origin

Old English

cynn

Gloss

race, kin, kind, family, quality, rank, pedigree, etiquette, sort, propriety, sex, offspring, people, generation, gender

Concept
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Cognition

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

家, 族

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