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
- noble king (Christ)
- Crisles onsýn, æðelcyninges wlite ― Christ's countenance, the noble king's aspect,
- Æðelcyninges ród ― the cross of the noble king,
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | æþelcyning | — |
| accusative | æþelcyning | — |
| genitive | æþelcyninges | — |
| dative | æþelcyninge | — |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “æðel-cyning”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ^ John R. Clark Hall (1916) “æþelcyning”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan