Old English · noun
cyning
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈky.ninɡ/[ˈky.niŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈky · ninɡ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- kingcyning
Meaning
-
king
þā wēop sē cyning and þancode gode his gōdan wyllan.
Then the king wept and thanked God for his good will.
late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to procreate”). Equivalent to cynn + -ing.
Descendants
cyning, king
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