Old English · noun
gastcyning
Normalised gāstcyning
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈɡɑːst.ky.ninɡ/[ˈɡɑːst.ky.niŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈɡɑːst · ky · ninɡ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- spirit-king
Meaning
-
spirit-king; God
siððan wit ǣrende uncer twēga / gāstcyninge āgifen habbað
after we two have given the message to the spirit-king
(Can we date this quote?), Genesis A, lines 2883-2884:
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | gāstcyning |
| Accusative | gāstcyning |
| Genitive | gāstcyninges |
| Dative | gāstcyninge |
All forms (3)
Etymology
From gāst (“spirit”) + cyning (“king”).
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