cynedom

Middle English

Noun

cynedom

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of kinedom

Old English

Etymology

From cyne- (“royal”) +‎ -dōm (abstract nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈky.ne.doːm/

Noun

cynedōm m

1. The authority of a king; dominion.
2. The realm of a king; a kingdom.
3. (figurative) Divine authority or power.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	cynedōm	cynedōmas
accusative	cynedōm	cynedōmas
genitive	cynedōmes	cynedōma
dative	cynedōme	cynedōmum

Descendants

• Middle English: kinedom, coindam, kendame, kenedom, kindam, kindome, kymdam, kyndam, kyndame, kyndham, kyndom, kynedam, kynedom, cune-dom, cynedom (Early Middle English)
  • English: kindom (Yorkshire, obsolete)
  • Middle Scots: kindom

References

• Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “cyne-dōm”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to Le ⁠, Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.