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Cynges tún

(n.)
Grammar
Cynges tún, eses; m. [cynges tún king's town]

KINGSTON ⬩ regia villa

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KINGSTON; regia villa Aðelstán wæs to cynge æt Cynges túne gehálgod Athelstan was consecrated king at Kingston, Chr. 924; Th. 199, 8, col. 1: 979; Th. 234, 10, col. 2. ÆtCyninges tún at Kingston, Chr. 979; Th. 235, 9, col. 1

Linked entries: Cyninges tún Cinges tún

cyngc

(n.)

a king

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a king, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 7

cyneg

(n.)

a king

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a king, Jos. 10, 5: Homl. Th. ii. 540, 17

cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
cynde, adj.
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Dele, and see preceding word

cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
cynde, adj.

Natural, innate, inborn ⬩ naturalis, innatus, ingenitus

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Natural, innate, inborn; naturalis, innatus, ingenitus Cniht weóx and þág swá him cynde wǽron the boy waxed and thrived as to him was natural, Cd. 132; Th. 167, 26; Gen. 2771

cynce

(n.)
Grammar
cynce, (-a?), an; f. (m.?)
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A small bundle, bunch(?) Genim dweorge dwostlan and gyþrifan kyncean ( a bunch of cockle ), Lch. ii. 58, 22

cyng

(n.)

a king

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a king, Chr. 664; Erl. 34, 20 : 894; Erl. 91, 32 : L. Ath. iv. pref; Th. i. 220, 1

cýne

(adj.)
Grammar
cýne, adj.

Bold, brave ⬩ audax

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Bold, brave; audax Cyninga cýnost bravest of kings, Ps. C. 50, 3; Ps. Grn. ii. p. 276, 3

cýne

(n.)
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a chink

cyne

(adj.)
Grammar
cyne, (?); adj.
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Royal Cyne sácerdlic (cynesácerdlic ?) regale sacerdotium, Rtl. 25, 31. Menn cyni (=cynig(e)?; cyninge, R. Cf. cyne*-*mann) homini regi, Mt. L. 18, 23

cyne-

(prefix)
Grammar
cyne-, used in compounds, signifying

kingly, royal, special ⬩ regius, præ-

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kingly, royal, special; regius, præ-

Linked entries: weorþ strǽt cyne-sácerdlic þrymm

cýne

(n.)
Grammar
cýne, an; f.

A chink, fissure ⬩

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A chink, fissure; rima Ðæs leóhtes scíma þurh ða cýnan ðære dura ineóde the glare of the light came through the chinks of the door, Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 19

cyne-

(prefix)
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Add: Occurs frequently in proper names

Cyninges tún

(n.)

Kingston

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Kingston, Chr. 979; Th. 235, 9, col. 1

cyninges wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
cyninges wyrt, e; f. The herb marjoram; sampsuchum = σάμψυχον , origanum majorana, Lin
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Cyninges wyrt sampsuchum, Mone A. 529

cyninges wyrt

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Cyninges wyrt samsuhthon, Wrt. Voc. i. 69, 7. Cinges wyrt samsuchon, Lch. iii. 305, col. 1. Add

fóre-cynren

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-cynren, es; n.

A progeny ⬩ progĕnies

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A progeny; progĕnies. Cot. 154

wyrt-cynren

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-cynren, es; n.
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The genus plant, plants, herbs Wyrtcynren herbam, Ps. Lamb. 146, 8

fore-cynréd

(n.)
Grammar
fore-cynréd, (?)
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glosses progenies Oþ on forecynréd (-ren?) usque in progeniem, Ps. Rdr. 48, 20

Linked entry: cyn-réd

fore-cynren

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Forecynren heora propago eorum, Ps. Rdr. p. 290, 32. On ealre cneórisse and forecynrene (progenie), 44, 18: 48, 12: 89, 1. Fram forecynrene on forecynren a progenie in progeniem, 84, 6: Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 44. For Cot. 154 substitute

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