cyne-
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Middle English
[edit]Prefix
[edit]cyne-
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of kine-
Old English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *kuni, from Proto-Germanic *kuniz (“race, genealogy”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, beget”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]cyne-
- royal, of a king
- cyne- boren (“born”) → cyneboren (“of royal birth”)
- cyne- botl (“dwelling”) → cynebotl (“royal palace”)
- cyne- cynn (“family”) → cynecynn (“royal family”)
- cyne- ġierd (“staff”) → cyneġierd (“scepter”)
- cyne- helm (“helmet”) → cynehelm (“crown”)
- cyne- hof (“hall”) → cynehof (“king's court”)
- cyne- rīċe (“realm”) → cynerīċe (“kingdom”)
- cyne- setl (“seat”) → cynesetl (“throne”)