eldertongue

Old English · noun

eorþcyning

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈe͜orθˌky.ninɡ/
[ˈe͜orˠθˌky.niŋɡ]
Syllables
ˈe͜orθ · ˌky · ninɡ (3 syllables)
Modern English
earthly

Meaning

  1. an earthly king, the king of a land

Declension

Declension of eorþcyning
SingularPlural
Nominative eorþcyningeorþcyningas
Accusative eorþcyningeorþcyningas
Genitive eorþcyningeseorþcyninga
Dative eorþcyningeeorþcyningum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Compound of eorþe + cyning

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