læcecynn
Old English
Etymology
From lǣċe (“doctor”) + cynn (“kind”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlæː.t͡ʃeˌkynn/, [ˈlæː.t͡ʃeˌkyn]
Noun
lǣċecynn n
- physicians
- 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5[1]:
- Nǣfre lǣċecynn on folcstede findan meahte, þāra þe mid wyrtum wunde ġehǣlde,…
- I could never find physicians on a battlefield, who would heal a wound with herbs,…
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lǣċecynn | lǣċecynn |
| accusative | lǣċecynn | lǣċecynn |
| genitive | lǣċecynnes | lǣċecynna |
| dative | lǣċecynne | lǣċecynnum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “lǣċecynn”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.