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Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
Noun
cuninc m
- king
nu saget mir einen kuning other greven, the an uren got wille gelouven, that se sagent, that ist gelogen, thes ist thaz arme volc bedrogen- Mention one king or earl who wants to believe in their god, what they say is a lie, that's how the people are being deceived .
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Descendants
Further reading
- “kunink”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012