"cynestol" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈky.neˌstoːl/
Etymology: From cyne- (“royal”) + stōl (“chair, seat”) Etymology templates: {{com|ang|cyne-|stōl|t1=royal|t2=chair, seat}} cyne- (“royal”) + stōl (“chair, seat”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=cynestōl|head2=|sort=}} cynestōl m, {{ang-noun|m|head=cynestōl}} cynestōl m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|cynestōl}}, {{ang-decl-noun|cynestōl|cynestōlas|cynestōl|cynestōlas|cynestōles|cynestōla|cynestōle|cynestōlum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: cynestōl [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], cynestōl [nominative, singular], cynestōlas [nominative, plural], cynestōl [accusative, singular], cynestōlas [accusative, plural], cynestōles [genitive, singular], cynestōla [genitive, plural], cynestōle [dative, singular], cynestōlum [dative, plural]
  1. throne
    Sense id: en-cynestol-ang-noun-q4t2UXxD
  2. capital city
    Sense id: en-cynestol-ang-noun-NuofxvEr Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83
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