cyningdom

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kuningadōmaz, equivalent to cyning +‎ -dōm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈky.ninɡˌdoːm/, [ˈky.niŋɡˌdoːm]

Noun

cyningdōm m (nominative plural cyningdōmas)

1. kingdom
2. kingly power

Declension

Declension of cyningdom (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cyningdōm	cyningdōmas
accusative	cyningdōm	cyningdōmas
genitive	cyningdōmes	cyningdōma
dative	cyningdōme	cyningdōmum

Descendants

• Middle English: kyngdom, kingdom
  • English: kingdom

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “cyningdóm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.