A suffix combining with adjectives, numerals, and pronouns (rarely also with adverbs) to form adjectives denoting: 'of a (certain) kind'; e.g., al(le-kinnes, ani-kinnes, foure-kinnes, ech-kinnes, fele-kinnes, mani-kinnes, never-kinnes, no(n-kinnes, other-kinnes, som(e-kinnes, what-kinnes. Such forms appear in the 13th century; deriving from an earlier gen. sg. phrase; e.g., alles kinnes, anies kinnes [OE ǣniges cynnes; cp. OI eins-konar], eches kinnes [OE ǣlces cynnes], ilkes kinnes, monies kinnes [OE maniges kinnes; cp. OI margs-kyns, margs-konar], nones kinnes [OE nānes cynnes]. The spread of such cpds. was stimulated by the very common parallel ON formations; e.g., alls-kyns, annars-kyns, þess-kyns. They are especially common in N and alliterative texts, and many are otherwise rare or unrecorded; e.g., ilkes kinnes, thrinne kinnes, what kinnes, whilkes kinnes. The loss of the gen. sg. ending -s, in the first element may be due to influence of parallel formations in -kin(ne suf., or to its transfer to the second element, forming -skinnes; e.g., noskinnes, nonskinnes, foure-skinnes, what-skinnes.