cynerice

Old English

Alternative forms

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.
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      þǣr sē ġeonga ġewāt
      on þone eahtoðan dæġ
      Ēadgār of līfe,
      beorna bēahġifa.
      Feng his bearn syþþan
      tō cynerīċe
      ċild unwexen,
      eorla aldor,
      ðām wæs Ēadweard nama.
      On the eighth day [of July]
      the young Edgar,
      ring-giver of men,
      departed from life.
      His son then ascended
      to the throne,
      a child not yet grown,
      a king of earls,
      whose name was Edward.
    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

References

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