cynerice

Old English

Alternative forms

• cinerīċe, cynerȳċe, kynerīċe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kunirīkī; equivalent to cyne- (“king”) +‎ -rīċe (“realm”). Cognate with Old High German chuneriche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈky.neˌriː.t͡ʃe/

Noun

cynerīċe n

1. The authority of a king; dominion.

   Synonyms: cynedōm, rīċe

2. The realm of a king; a kingdom.

   Synonyms: cynedōm, rīċe (the default word for "kingdom," despite being more ambiguous)

   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans

     Binnan fīf and twēntiġ ġēara Philippus ġeēode ealle þā cynerīċu þe on Crēcum wǣron.

     Within twenty-five years, Phillip conquered all the kingdoms in Greece.

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	cynerīċe	cynerīċu
accusative	cynerīċe	cynerīċu
genitive	cynerīċes	cynerīċa
dative	cynerīċe	cynerīċum

Descendants

• Middle English: kineriche, cunnriche, kinereiche, kineric, kinneriche, kinriche, kuneriche, kynereche, kyneriche, kynriche, kynryche, cyne rice, kinerice, kuneriche, kynerice (Early Middle English), kinric, kinrik, kunerike (Northern)
  • Middle Scots: kinrik
    • Scots: kinrick

References

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