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cyne-ríce

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
cyne-ríce, cyne-rýce, es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§618;
A royal region or possession, a kingdom, realm; regnum
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  • Secg monig wyscte ðæt ðæs cyneríces ofercumen wǽre

    many a warrior wished that there was an end of that kingdom,

    • Exon. 100b
      • ;
    • Th. 378,
      • 34;
    • Deór. 26
      • .

  • Féng his bearn to cyneríce

    his child succeeded to the kingdom,

    • Chr. 975
      • ;
    • Erl. 126,
      • 5;
    • Edg. 31: 1066
      • ;
    • Erl. 201, 1: 1076
      • ;
    • Erl. 215,
      • 2.

  • On ðý cyneríce be súþan Temese

    in the kingdom south of the Thames,

    • 871
      • ;
    • Erl. 76,
      • 9.

  • On cynerýce

    in the realm,

    • Exon. 53b
      • ;
    • Th. 187,
      • 23;
    • Az. 35
      • .

  • He ge-eóde ealle ða cynerícu ðe on Crécum wǽron

    he over-ran all the kingdoms which were in Greece,

    • Ors. 3,
      • 7;
    • Bos. 58,
      • 39.

  • Cyneríca mǽst

    greatest of kingdoms,

    • Exon. 85a
      • ;
    • Th. 321,
      • 1;
    • Wíd. 39
      • .

  • Ðæt he ealdordóm ágan sceolde ofer cynerícu

    that he should possess eldership over the kingdoms,

    • Cd. 158
      • ;
    • Th. 198,
      • 5;
    • Exod. 318: Bt. Met. Fox 26,
      • 12;
    • Met. 26,
      • 6.
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v.  cyning-ríce.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “cyne-ríce.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/7132.

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  • cyne-ríce, n.

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