cyningdom

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kuningadōm, from Proto-Germanic *kuningadōmaz, equivalent to cyning +‎ -dōm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈky.ninɡˌdoːm/, [ˈky.niŋɡˌdoːm]

Noun

cyningdōm m

(rare) Royal power or authority; sovereignty or rule.
Synonyms: cynedōm, cynerīċe, rīċe (all more common)

Declension

Declension of cyningdom (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cyningdōm	cyningdōmas
accusative	cyningdōm	cyningdōmas
genitive	cyningdōmes	cyningdōma
dative	cyningdōme	cyningdōmum

Descendants

Middle English: kyngdom, kingdom
- English: kingdom

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “cyningdóm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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