cynestol

Old English

Etymology

From cyne- (“royal”) +‎ stōl (“chair, seat”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈky.neˌstoːl/

Noun

cynestōl m

1. throne
2. capital city
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     ⁊ siþþan fōr on Perse ⁊ ġeēode Persibulis þā burg heora cynestōl, sēo is ġiet welegast ealra burg.

     And subsequently he marched on the Persians and conquered the city of Persepolis, their capital, which is still the wealthiest of all cities.

Declension

Declension of cynestōl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cynestōl	cynestōlas
accusative	cynestōl	cynestōlas
genitive	cynestōles	cynestōla
dative	cynestōle	cynestōlum

Descendants

• Middle English: kinestol

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “cyne-stól”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.