Cyning
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɪnɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cyning is a noun meaning An Anglo-Saxon (early English) king.
Meaning
An Anglo-Saxon (early English) king.
Example Sentences
Then Saxon cynings ruled, with various fortune, / Six centuries; ( fighting ofttimes, king against king.)
The firſt cynings of the Anglo Saxons ſeem to have been their war-kings, continued for life, and the crown was not hereditary, but elective.
To write the history of the numerous Gypsy dynasties in the British Isles, from the somewhat mythical days of Johnnie Faa to the demise of the last of his royal house who claimed and bore the royal title, would be a more difficult task than to trace and verify the genealogy of the petty cynings and bretwaldas of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy up to Hengist, Horsa, and Ida, and thence back to Thor and Odin.
Word Forms
- cynings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cyen, cyon, cydere, cowie, cynghanedd, caxon.
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