fifelcynn
Old English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfiː.felˌkynn/, [ˈfiː.velˌkyn]
Noun
fīfelcynn n
- (poetic) monsterkind; the race of giants or monsters
- Fen ond fæsten, fifelcynnes eard. ― Fen and fastness, the land of monsterkind. (Beowulf)
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fīfelcynn | — |
| accusative | fīfelcynn | — |
| genitive | fīfelcynnes | — |
| dative | fīfelcynne | — |
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “fífel-cyn”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.