English Explanatory Dictionary

alkin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of all or every kind; all kinds or sorts of; intermingled and various.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔːlkɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-alkin.wav /ˈɔlkɪn/ /ˈɑl-/

Word forms

alkin alkyn allkins allkyn alkine alkyne allkin aw kin

Etymology

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.

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