"cyning" meaning in Old English

See cyning in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈky.ninɡ/, [ˈky.niŋɡ] Audio: ang-cyning.ogg
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to procreate”). Equivalent to cynn + -ing. Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{dercat|ang|gmw-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*kuning}} Proto-West Germanic *kuning, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*kuningaz}} Proto-Germanic *kuningaz, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-||to procreate}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to procreate”), {{af|ang|cynn|-ing}} cynn + -ing Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=cyning|sort=}} cyning m, {{ang-noun|m|head=cyning}} cyning m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|cyning}}, {{ang-decl-noun|cyning|cyningas|cyning|cyningas|cyninges|cyninga|cyninge|cyningum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], cyning [nominative, singular], cyningas [nominative, plural], cyning [accusative, singular], cyningas [accusative, plural], cyninges [genitive, singular], cyninga [genitive, plural], cyninge [dative, singular], cyningum [dative, plural]
  1. king Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Monarchy Derived forms: cyningdōm, gūþcyning Coordinate_terms: cwēn, cyninge

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "form": "cyninge",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "cyningum",
      "source": "declension",
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          "word": "cwēn"
        },
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          "word": "cyningdōm"
        },
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          "word": "gūþcyning"
        }
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          "english": "Then the king wept and thanked God for his good will.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints\nþā wēop sē cyning and þancode gode his gōdan wyllan.",
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        }
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          "word": "cyng"
        },
        {
          "word": "cyneg"
        },
        {
          "word": "cynig"
        },
        {
          "word": "cuning"
        },
        {
          "word": "kyning"
        },
        {
          "word": "kining"
        },
        {
          "word": "kuning"
        },
        {
          "word": "cyncg"
        },
        {
          "word": "cyngc"
        },
        {
          "word": "kyningc"
        },
        {
          "word": "kung — Northumbrian"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈky.ninɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈky.niŋɡ]"
    },
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      "audio": "ang-cyning.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9a/Ang-cyning.ogg/Ang-cyning.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Ang-cyning.ogg"
    }
  ],
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}
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    {
      "word": "cwēn"
    },
    {
      "word": "cyninge"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "cyningdōm"
    },
    {
      "word": "gūþcyning"
    }
  ],
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        }
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    },
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      "form": "strong",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "cyning",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cyningas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
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      "form": "cyninges",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cyninga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cyninge",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cyningum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "3": "cyning",
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        "5": "cyninges",
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        "7": "cyninge",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
        "Old English masculine nouns",
        "Old English nouns",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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        {
          "english": "Then the king wept and thanked God for his good will.",
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        }
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈky.ninɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈky.niŋɡ]"
    },
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cyng"
    },
    {
      "word": "cyneg"
    },
    {
      "word": "cynig"
    },
    {
      "word": "cuning"
    },
    {
      "word": "kyning"
    },
    {
      "word": "kining"
    },
    {
      "word": "kuning"
    },
    {
      "word": "cyncg"
    },
    {
      "word": "cyngc"
    },
    {
      "word": "kyningc"
    },
    {
      "word": "kung — Northumbrian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cyning"
}

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