cynn

Part of speech: noun
Gender: neuter
Stem: -ja-
1. kind, sort; category, class; 2. people, nation; 3. kin, kindred, tribe; 4. race; family; 5. generation; lineage; progeny (also cyn)
Etymology
[Mod E KIN nProt-Germ *kunjan; Goth kuni; O Fris kinn, kenn; O Sax kunni; OHG kunni; Icel kyn ← Indo-Europ *ġen-; Sanskr jánman “birth; origin”; jánati “to beget, bear”; janah “offspring, child”; Avest zan- “to give birth, beget”; Anc Gr γένεσις “birth; origin; beginning”; γίγνομαι “to be born; to be produced”; Lat genus “race, kind; birth, origin”; gignere “to beget”]
Paradigm

1.1.1. (b) -ja- stem

(subtype of -a- stem nouns)

masculine gender

(a) (originally short) stems, lengthened as a result of the West Germanic gemination of consonants: bridd-

nouns, -ja- stem, masculine gender
brid
(fledgling)
singular plural
nominative brid, bridd briddas
genitive briddes bridda
dative (instrumental) bridde briddum
accusative brid, bridd briddas

(b) originally long stems: end-

nouns, -ja- stem, masculine gender
ende
(end)
singular plural
nominative ende endas
genitive endes enda
dative (instrumental) ende endum
accusative ende endas

(c) short stems ending on -ri: heri-

nouns, -ja- stem, masculine gender
here
(army, host)
singular plural
nominative here herias, her(i)ȝas, heriȝeas
genitive heries, heres, her(i)ȝes heria, her(i)ȝa
dative (instrumental) herie, her(i)ȝe herium, her(i)ȝum
accusative here herias, her(i)ȝas, heriȝeas

neuter gender

(a) (originally short) stems, lengthened as a result of the West Germanic gemination of consonants: bedd-

nouns, -ja- stem, neuter gender
bedd
(bed)
singular plural
nominative bed, bedd bed, bedd
genitive beddes bedda
dative (instrumental) bedde beddum
accusative bed, bedd bed, bedd

(b) originally long stems: ǽrend-

nouns, -ja- stem, neuter gender
ǽrende
(errand, mission)
singular plural
nominative ǽrende ǽrendu
genitive ǽrend ǽrenda
dative (instrumental) ǽrend ǽrendum
accusative ǽrend ǽrendu