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 |