cynerice
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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kunirīkī; equivalent to cyne- (“king”) + -rīċe (“realm”). Cognate with Old High German chuneriche.
Pronunciation
Noun
cynerīċe n
- The authority of a king; dominion.
- The realm of a king; a kingdom.
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans
- Binnan fīf and twēntiġ ġēara Philippus ġeēode ealle þā cynerīċu þe on Crēcum wǣron.
- Within twenty-five years, Phillip conquered all the kingdoms in Greece.
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans
Declension
Declension of cynerīċe (strong ja-stem)
Descendants
- Middle English: kineriche, cunnriche, kinereiche, kineric, kinneriche, kinriche, kuneriche, kynereche, kyneriche, kynriche, kynryche, cyne rice, kinerice, kuneriche, kynerice (Early Middle English), kinric, kinrik, kunerike (Northern)
References
- Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “cyne-rīce”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I
, Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.
