cyninge

Old English

Etymology

Possibly dissimilated from earlier *cyningen, from Proto-West Germanic *kuningini; otherwise, equivalent to cyning +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈky.nin.ɡe/, [ˈky.niŋ.ɡe]

Noun

cyninge f

  1. a female king; queen
    Synonyms: cwēn, cwene, hlǣfdīġe, ides

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative cyninge cyningan
accusative cyningan cyningan
genitive cyningan cyningena
dative cyningan cyningum

Coordinate terms

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