"Cyneric" meaning in Old English

See Cyneric in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈky.neˌriːk/ Forms: Cynerīc [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *Kunirīk, from *kuni (“lineage, clan”) + *rīk (“king, ruler”). Equivalent to cynn + rīċ. Cognate with Old High German Chunirīh. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*Kunirīk}} Proto-West Germanic *Kunirīk, {{af|gmw-pro|*kuni|*rīk|nocat=1|t1=lineage, clan|t2=king, ruler}} *kuni (“lineage, clan”) + *rīk (“king, ruler”), {{af|ang|cynn|rīċ}} cynn + rīċ, {{cog|goh|Chunirīh}} Old High German Chunirīh Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=Cynerīc|sort=}} Cynerīc m, {{ang-proper noun|m|head=Cynerīc}} Cynerīc m
  1. a male given name
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