Middle English Dictionary Entry

wīf-kin n.
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Entry Info

Forms wīf-kin n. Gen. wīfkinnes.
Etymology OE wīf-cynn

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

Note: Cp. womman-kin n.
1.
Womankind, women; nought wif-kinnes, none of the women.
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