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Definition hind

Etymology 1

From Middle English hinde, from Old English hindan (“at the rear, from behind”), Proto-Germanic *hinder (“behind, beyond”), from Proto-Indo-European *?em-ta- (“down, below, with, far, along, against”), from *?óm (“beside, near, by, with”). Cognate with Gothic ??????? (hindana, “from beyond”), Old Norse hindr (“obstacle”), Old Norse handan (“from that side, beyond”), Old High German hintana (“behind”), Old English hinder (“behind, back, in the farthest part, down”), Latin contra (“in return, against”). More at hinder, contrary.

Adjective

hind (comparative hinder, superlative hindmost)

1. Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).

Etymology 2

Wikispecies From Middle English hind, hinde, hynde, from Old English hind, from Proto-Germanic *hind?, *hindiz, from a formation on Proto-Indo-European *?em- (“hornless”). Cognate with Dutch hinde, German Hinde, Danish hind.

Noun

hind (plural hinds)

1. A female deer, especially a red deer at least two years old.
2. A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus.

Etymology 3

Old English h?(?)na, genitive plural of h??a (“servant, family member”), in the phrase h?na fæder ‘paterfamilias’. The -d is a later addition (compare sound). Compare Old Frisian hinde (“servant”).

Noun

hind (plural hinds)

1. (archaic) A servant, especially an agricultural labourer.

For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:hind.

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