Kening
See also: kening
Saterland Frisian
n Kening.
Etymology
From Old Frisian kening, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning. Cognates include West Frisian kening and German König. Doublet of Kening.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeːnɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: Ke‧ning
- Rhymes: -eːnɪŋ
Noun
Kening m (plural Keninge)
- king
- 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus, verse 6:
- Isai die Foar dän Kening David. David waas die Foar fon Salomo un ju Múur fon Salomo waas dät Wieuw fon Urija.
- Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon and the mother of Solomon was the wife of Uriah.
Synonyms
- König, Köänig
Coordinate terms
- Keninginne (“queen”)
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “Kening”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN