frumcynn

Old English

Etymology

From fruma (“beginning”) +‎ cynn (“tribe, kin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrumˌkynn/, [ˈfrumˌkyn]

Noun

frumcynn n (nominative plural frumcynn)

1. (poetic) original kind; lineage; descent; origin; genealogy
   • Beowulf, 251-252:

     Nū iċ ēower sċeal / frumcyn witan ǣr ġē fyr heonan (...)

     Now I must your lineage learn, ere you far hence (...)

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	frumcynn	frumcynn
accusative	frumcynn	frumcynn
genitive	frumcynnes	frumcynna
dative	frumcynne	frumcynnum