cynedom
Middle English edit
Noun edit
cynedom
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of kinedom
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From cyne- (“royal”) + -dōm (abstract nominal suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cynedōm m
- The authority of a king; dominion.
- The realm of a king; a kingdom.
- (figurative) Divine authority or power.
Declension edit
Declension of cynedom (strong a-stem)
Descendants edit
- Middle English: kinedom, coindam, kendame, kenedom, kindam, kindome, kymdam, kyndam, kyndame, kyndham, kyndom, kynedam, kynedom; cune-dom, cynedom
References edit
- Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “cyne-dōm”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I [1], Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.