cyningdom

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kuningadōm, from Proto-Germanic *kuningadōmaz, equivalent to cyning +‎ -dōm.

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *kuningadōmaz

Proto-West Germanic *kuningadōm

Old English cyningdom

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈky.ninɡˌdoːm/, [ˈky.niŋɡˌdoːm]

• Audio (West Saxon):

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Noun

cyningdōm m

1. (rare) Royal power or authority; sovereignty or rule.

   Synonyms: cynedōm, cynerīċe, rīċe (all more common)

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	cyningdōm	cyningdōmas
accusative	cyningdōm	cyningdōmas
genitive	cyningdōmes	cyningdōma
dative	cyningdōme	cyningdōmum

Descendants

• Middle English: kyngdom, kingdom
  • English: kingdom

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “cyningdóm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.