frumcynn
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Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fruma (“beginning”) + cynn (“tribe, kin”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]frumcynn n (nominative plural frumcynn)
- (poetic) original kind; lineage; descent; origin; genealogy
- Beowulf, 251-252:
- Nū iċ ēower sċeal / frumcyn witan ǣr ġē fyr heonan (...)
- Now I must your lineage learn, ere you far hence (...)
- Beowulf, 251-252:
Declension
[edit]Declension of frumcynn (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | frumcynn | frumcynn |
accusative | frumcynn | frumcynn |
genitive | frumcynnes | frumcynna |
dative | frumcynne | frumcynnum |