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
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