Middle English Dictionary Entry
-cund suf.
Entry Info
| Forms | -cund suf. |
| Etymology | OE -cund (Goth. -kunds, OI -kundr) born of, derived from, as in god-cund divine, sacred, etc., dēofolcund fiendish. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
This suffix survives in Orm., supported by ON *-kund: god-cund divine, gram ~ angry, grim ~ fierce. Orm's name-cund 'famous' is an adaptation of ME name-cǒuþ (OE nam-cūþ).
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