þrymcyning
Old English
Etymology
Compound of þrymm (“glory”) + cyning (“king”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθrymˌky.ninɡ/, [ˈθrymˌky.niŋɡ]
Noun
þrymcyning m
- (poetic) the "king of glory;" God
- Synonym: wuldorcyning
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | þrymcyning | — |
| accusative | þrymcyning | — |
| genitive | þrymcyninges | — |
| dative | þrymcyninge | — |
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “þrym-cyning”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.