æþelcyning
Old English
Alternative forms
- æðelcyning – edh spelling
Etymology
From æþele + cyning (“king”).[1] Cognate with Old Saxon athalkuning.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæ.θelˌky.ninɡ/, [ˈæ.ðelˌky.niŋɡ]
Noun
æþelcyning m[1][2]
- noble king (Christ)
- Crisles onsýn, æðelcyninges wlite ― Christ's countenance, the noble king's aspect,
- Æðelcyninges ród ― the cross of the noble king,
Declension
Declension of æþelcyning (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | æþelcyning | æþelcyningas |
accusative | æþelcyning | æþelcyningas |
genitive | æþelcyninges | æþelcyninga |
dative | æþelcyninge | æþelcyningum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “æðel-cyning”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- John R. Clark Hall (1916), “æþelcyning”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan