kynn

== Middle English == === Noun === kynn alternative form of kyn (“kin”) == Middle Welsh == === Alternative forms === kyn kynn no (before a pronoun) === Etymology === Reduced form of kynt (“swifter, sooner, before”), from Proto-Brythonic *kɨnt (“earlier, sooner”), from Proto-Celtic *kentus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɨn/ === Preposition === kynn before For quotations using this term, see Citations:kynn. ==== Usage notes ==== Used before a noun or verbal noun. Its origin as kynt (“sooner, earlier”) is reflected by the form kynn no (literally “sooner than”), which is used before a pronoun. === Mutation === === References === == Old English == === Noun === kynn m alternative spelling of cynn