Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
kinge. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
kinge, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
kinge in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
kinge you have here. The definition of the word
kinge will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
kinge, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Noun
kinge (plural kinges)
- Obsolete spelling of king.
Anagrams
Isubu
Etymology
Borrowed from English king.
Noun
kinge (plural bakinge)
- king
References
- Joseph Merrick, Alfred Saker, A Grammar of the Isubu Tongue (1852)
Middle English
Noun
kinge
- Alternative form of king
1474, Caxton, Game and Playe of the Chesse:And than we wyll begynne at the pawne whiche standeth to fore the rooke on the right side of the kinge for as moche as this pawne apperteyneth to serue the vicaire or lieutenant of the kynge and other officers vnder hym of necessaryes of vitayll/- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English kynge, from Old English cyning, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning.
Pronunciation
Noun
kinge
- king
1927, “THE FORTH MAN'S GRACE AFTER A SCANTY DINNER”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 137, line 4:God save ye Kinge, hev awaa ye platter."
References
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 137