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alkin

Syllables: al·kin/ˈɔːlkɪn/US/ˈɔlkɪn/

alkin adjective: of all or every kind; all kinds or sorts of; intermingled and various.

Adjective

alkin (not comparable)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, obsolete except Midlands) Of all or every kind; all kinds or sorts of; intermingled and various.
    • alkin crafty men
    • I saw ane plane of peirles pulchritude, / Quhairin aboundit alkin things gude / Spyce, wine, corne, oyle, tre, frute, flour, herbis grene, / All foullis, beistis, birdis, and alkin fude.1501, Gavin Douglas, “The Palice of Honour [The Palace of Honour]”, in John Small, editor, The Poetical Works of Gavin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld, […], volume I, Edinburgh: William Paterson; London...

Forms of alkin

alternative formalkyn
alternative formallkins
alternative formallkyn
alternative formalkine
alternative formalkyne
alternative formallkin
alternative formaw kin

Origin of alkin

From Middle English alkin, alkinnes (“of all kinds”) [and other forms], from Old English ealle cynn (“of all kinds”) [and other forms], from eall (“all”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“all; beyond; other”)) + cynn (“kind; family”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget, give birth; to produce”)). The English word is analysable as all + kin (“(obsolete) class (of animals, persons, or things) having common attributes, kind”). Compare Swedish allsköns, Danish alskens.

Questions about alkin

What does alkin mean?
Alkin means of all or every kind; all kinds or sorts of; intermingled and various.
What part of speech is alkin?
Alkin is an adjective.
How do you pronounce alkin?
Alkin is pronounced /ˈɔːlkɪn/ (UK).

Words near alkin in the dictionary

  1. Alkhatibs
  2. alkide
  3. alkides
  4. alkie
  5. alkies
  6. alkin
  7. Alkincoats
  8. alkine
  9. alkines
  10. Alkington
  11. Alkire

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