Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fīfel + cynn (“kin”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈfiː.felˌkynn/, [ˈfiː.velˌkyn]
fīfelcynn n
- (poetic) monsterkind; the race of giants or monsters
- Fen ond fæsten, fifelcynnes eard. ― Fen and fastness, the land of monsterkind. (Beowulf)